Notable Historical Events - 1634
1634 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 24 |
Emperor Ferdinand II declares Albrecht von Wallenstein a traitor |
Feb 17 |
William Prynne tried in Star Chamber for publishing "Histrio-masti |
Feb 18 |
Ferdinand II orders commander Albrecht von Wallenstein, execution |
Feb 19 |
Battle of Smolensk: King Wladyslaw IV of Poland beats Russians [NS=Mar 1] |
Feb 25 |
Irish captain Walter Devereaux kills duke Wallenstein |
Mar 1 |
Battle at Smolensk: Polish King Wladyslaw IV beats Russians |
Mar 3 |
1st tavern in Boston opens (Samuel Cole) |
Mar 13 |
Academie Francaise opens |
Mar 25 |
Under charter granted to Lord Baltimore and led by his brother Leonard Calvert first settlers found Catholic colony of Maryland |
Apr 6 |
Heeren XIX asks "to secure Eylands Curacao" |
May 4 |
Johan van Walbeecks fleet departs to West Indies |
May 31 |
The colony of Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony |
Jun 14 |
Russia & Poland sign Peace treaty of Polianov |
Jul 4 |
The city of Trois-Rivières is founded in New France, later to become the Canadian province of Quebec. |
Jul 6 |
Johan van Walbeeck's ships bypass St-Anna Bay, Curaçao |
Jul 29 |
Dutch fleet under Johannes van Walbeeck lands on Curacao |
Aug 18 |
Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France. |
Aug 26 |
Battle at Nordlingen Bavarian: emperor Ferdinand II & Spain beat Sweden & German protestants |
Aug 27 |
Battle of Nordingen: Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar loses Duchy of Franconia |
Sep 5 |
-6] Battle at Nordlingen: King Ferdinand III & Spain beat Sweden & German protestants |
Sep 6 |
Battle at Nordlingen ends in Swedish/protestant German defeat |
Oct 11 |
the Burchardi flood — "the second Grote Mandrenke" killed around 15,000 men in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany. |
Oct 19 |
Beach Island in North Sea destroyed by a heavy storm flood |
Oct 20 |
English King Charles I disbands new "Ship Money" tax |
Nov 11 |
Following pressure from Anglican bishop John Atherton, the Irish House of Commons passes "An Act for the Punishment for the Vice of Buggery". |
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