1632
Esprit Fléchier, French bishop and author (died 1710)
Esprit Fléchier was a French preacher and author, Bishop of Nîmes from 1687 to 1710.
Esprit Fléchier, French bishop and author (died 1710)
The 1630s
Explore 147 historical events from 1630–1639.
1632
Girolamo Corner, Venetian statesman and military commander (died 1690)
Girolamo Corner or Cornaro was a Venetian nobleman and statesman. He served in high military posts during the Morean War against the Ottoman Empire, leading the Venetian conquest o…
Girolamo Corner, Venetian statesman and military commander (died 1690)
1632
Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher and academic (died 1704)
Louis Bourdaloue was a French Jesuit and preacher.
Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher and academic (died 1704)
1632
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, Bavarian general (born 1559)
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly was a field marshal who commanded the Catholic League's forces in the Thirty Years' War. From 1620 to 1631, he won an unmatched and demoralizing st…
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, Bavarian general (born 1559)
1632
John Locke, English physician and philosopher (died 1704)
John Locke was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of the Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism". …
John Locke, English physician and philosopher (died 1704)
1632
Sigismund III Vasa, Swedish-Polish son of John III of Sweden (born 1566)
Sigismund III Vasa was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1587 to 1632 and, as Sigismund, King of Sweden from 1592 to 1599. He was the first Polish sovereign from the …
Sigismund III Vasa, Swedish-Polish son of John III of Sweden (born 1566)
1632
Robert Hues, English mathematician and geographer (born 1553)
Robert Hues was an English mathematician and geographer. He attended St. Mary Hall at Oxford, and graduated in 1578. Hues became interested in geography and mathematics, and studie…
Robert Hues, English mathematician and geographer (born 1553)
1632
Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician and philosopher (born 1572)
Adam Tanner was an Austrian Jesuit theologian.
Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician and philosopher (born 1572)
1632
James Whitelocke, English judge and politician, Chief Justice of Chester (born 1570)
Sir James Whitelocke SL was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1610 and 1622.
James Whitelocke, English judge and politician, Chief Justice of Chester (born 1570)
1632
Robert de Vere, 19th Earl of Oxford, English soldier (born 1575)
Robert de Vere, 19th Earl of Oxford was an English soldier, and the penultimate Earl of Oxford.
Robert de Vere, 19th Earl of Oxford, English soldier (born 1575)
1632
Thomas Dekker, English author and playwright (born 1572)
Thomas Dekker was an English Elizabethan dramatist and pamphleteer, a versatile and prolific writer, whose career spanned several decades and brought him into contact with many of …
Thomas Dekker, English author and playwright (born 1572)
1632
Leopold V, Archduke of Austria (born 1586)
Leopold V, Archduke of Further Austria was the son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria, and the younger brother of Emperor Ferdinand II, father of Ferdinand Charles, Archduke o…
Leopold V, Archduke of Austria (born 1586)
1631
395 years ago
In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts
Dorchester is a neighborhood comprising more than 6 square miles (16 km2) in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Originally, Dorchester was a separate town, founded b…
In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts
1631
395 years ago
The city of Magdeburg in Germany is seized by forces of the Holy Roman Empire and most of its inhabitants massacred, in
Magdeburg is the capital of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The city is on the Elbe river.
The city of Magdeburg in Germany is seized by forces of the Holy Roman Empire and most of its inhabitants massacred, in
1631
395 years ago
Publication of Gazette de France, the first French newspaper
La Gazette, originally Gazette de France, was the first weekly magazine published in France. It was founded by Théophraste Renaudot and published its first edition on 30 May 1631. …
Publication of Gazette de France, the first French newspaper
1631
395 years ago
Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth
Mumtaz Mahal was the empress of the Mughal Empire from 1628 to 1631 as the chief consort of the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan. The Taj Mahal in Agra, often cited as one of the W…
Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth
1631
395 years ago
The Sack of Baltimore: The Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Barbary slave traders
The sack of Baltimore took place on 20 June 1631, when the village of Baltimore in West Cork, Ireland, was attacked by pirates from the Barbary Coast of North Africa – the raiders …
The Sack of Baltimore: The Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Barbary slave traders
1631
395 years ago
Sweden wins a major victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld against the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.
The Battle of Breitenfeld, 17 September 1631, took place during the Thirty Years' War outside Breitenfeld, Leipzig, in modern Saxony. In one of the most significant battles of the …
Sweden wins a major victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld against the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.
1631
395 years ago
Francesco Maidalchini, Catholic cardinal (died 1700)
Francesco Maidalchini was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Francesco Maidalchini, Catholic cardinal (died 1700)
1631
395 years ago
Stanislaus Papczyński, Polish priest and saint (died 1701)
Stanislaus Papczyński, MIC, born Jan Papczyński and in religion Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary, was a Polish Catholic priest who founded the Marians of the Immaculate Conception, the…
Stanislaus Papczyński, Polish priest and saint (died 1701)
1631
395 years ago
Gauharara Begum, Mughal princess (died 1706)
Gauhar Ara Begum was a Mughal princess and the 14th and youngest child of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
Gauharara Begum, Mughal princess (died 1706)
1631
395 years ago
Jens Juel, Danish politician and diplomat, Governor-general of Norway (died 1700)
Jens Juel was a Danish diplomat and statesman of great influence at the Danish–Norwegian court. He was created Baron and granted Juellinge in 1672 and also established Juellund in …
Jens Juel, Danish politician and diplomat, Governor-general of Norway (died 1700)
1631
395 years ago
Richard Cumberland, English philosopher (died 1718)
Richard Cumberland was an English philosopher, and Bishop of Peterborough from 1691. In 1672, he published his major work, De legibus naturae, propounding utilitarianism and opposi…
Richard Cumberland, English philosopher (died 1718)
1631
395 years ago
John Dryden, English poet, literary critic and playwright (died 1700)
John Dryden was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate. He is seen as dominating the literary life of …
John Dryden, English poet, literary critic and playwright (died 1700)