Events in year of 1629
- 03-02English King Charles I leaces house of commons
- 03-10King Charles I dissolved Parliament; he called it back 11 years later
- 03-14England granted a royal charter to Massachusetts Bay Colony
- 03-241st game law passed in American colonies, by Virginia
- 04-14England and France sign Peace of Susa
- 04-171st commercial fishery established
- 05-03French huguenot leader Duke De Rohan signs accord with Spain
- 06-18Sea battle at Dungeness: Piet Heyn vs. Dunkerk Cape
- 07-101st non-Separatist Congregational Church in US founded (Salem, Massachusetts)
- 08-26Cambridge Agreement, Mass Bay Co stockholders agree to emigrate
- 09-14Spanish garrison surrenders to Prince Frederik Henry
- 09-24Jacques Specx appointed Governor-General of Dutch-Indies
- 09-26Sweden and Poland signs Peace of Altmark
- 10-13Dutch West Indies Co grants religious freedom in West Indies
- 10-30King Charles I gives Bahamas to Sir Robert Heath
- 11-03Prince Frederik Hendrik festival in The Hague
People born in year of 1629
- 03-19Aleksei M Romanov: 1st Romanov tsar of Russia
- 04-23John Commelin: Director (Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam)
- 07-31Johann Jakob Lowe von Eisenach: Composer
- 09-09Cornelis Tromp: Dutch Lieutenant Admiral General / Son of Maarten Tromp
- 12-20Pieter de Hoogh: Dutch painter
People died in year of 1629
- 01-19Abbas I: Shah of Persia (1588-1629), dies at 57
- 01-27Hieronymus Praetorius: Composer, dies at 68
- 02-13Girolamo Giacobbi: Composer, dies at 61
- 03-16Emilia of Nassau: Daughter of Willem of Orange, dies at 59
- 04-08Willem Teellinck: Dutch Theologist / vicar, dies at 50
- 05-29Arnold Baert: Flemish lawyer / member of Great Council, dies at about 74
- 06-18Piet Heyn: Lieutenant Admiral (Spanish silver fleet), dies in battle at 51
- 06-24Carolus Scribani: Italian / Flemish Jesuit / writer, dies at 67
- 08-21Camillo Procaccini: Italian Painter / etcher
- 09-21John Pieterszoon Coen: Merchant / Governor-General of East-Indies, dies at 42
- 10-21Tumengung Buraksa: Matarams / Javanese General, dies in battle
Events in year of 1630
- 01-07Composer Pier Cavalli marries rich widow Maria Sosomeno
- 01-13Patent to Plymouth Colony issued
- 02-14Dutch fleet of 69 ships reaches Pernambuco Brazil
- 02-22Indians introduce pilgrims to popcorn, at Thanksgiving
- 03-221st colonial legislation prohibiting gambling enacted (Boston)
- 03-23French troops occupy Pinerolo Piedmont
- 05-17Italian Jesuit Niccolo Zucchi, 1st to see 2 belts on Jupiter surface
- 05-29Gov John Winthrop begins "History of New England"
- 06-25Fork introduced to American dining by Gov Winthrop
- 07-03Emperor Ferdinand II opens German Parliament
- 07-18Spanish troops occupy Mantua
- 08-13Ferdinand II fires Supreme Commander Albrecht von Wallenstein
- 09-16Mass village of Shawmut changes name to Boston
- 10-19In Boston the 1st general court is held
- 11-05Spain and England sign peace treaty
- 11-10Failed palace revolution against Richelieu France
- 11-3016,000 inhabitants of Venice died this month of plague
People born in year of 1630
- 03-01Ferdinand van Apshoven de Jongere: Flemish painter, baptized
- 05-29Charles II: King of England (1660-85)
- 06-10Willem van Bemmel: Dutch painter / etcher
- 08-27Maria van Oosterwijck: Dutch flower painter
- 12-12Olof Rudbeck: Composer
People died in year of 1630
- 01-01Tetsugen: Zen teacher (Jodo Sect converted to Obaku Zen)
- 02-26William Brade: Composer
- 04-17Christian I: Ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (battle of White Mt)
- 04-30Ercole Porta: Composer, dies at 44
- 07-26Charles Emanuel I [the Great]: Duke of Savoy (Peace of Lyon)
- 09-11John de White: Calvinist / banker to Prague, commits suicide
- 09-30John Billington: Murderer, 1st American execution, hanged
- 11-15Johann Kepler: German astronomer, dies at 58
- 11-18Esaias van der Velde: Dutch painter, buried
- 11-19Johann Hermann Schein: German Composer (Opella Nova), dies at 44
- 12-29Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele: RC pastor / lyricist, dies at 51
Events in year of 1631
- 02-05Rhode Island, founder, Roger Williams arrives in Boston from England
- 05-17Earl Johann Tilly attacks Maagdenburg
- 05-18English colony Massachusetts Bay grants puritarian voting right
- 05-18John Winthrop is elected 1st Governor of Massachusetts
- 05-20German army under Earl Johann Tilly conquerors Maagdenburg
- 05-30France / Maximilian van Bavarian signs Accord of Fontainebleau
- 06-19Peace of Cherasco: Charles de Gonzaga-Nevers becomes Duke of Mantua
- 09-13Admiral Tholen conquerors 30+ Spanish frigates
- 09-17Battle of Breitenfeld: King Gustaaf Adolf defeats General Tilly
- 10-10Saxon army occupies Prague
- 11-04Ferdinand of Austria installed as land guardian of S Netherlands
- 11-07Pierre Gassendi observes transit of Mercury predicted by Kepler
- 12-061st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed
- 12-16Mount Vesuvious, Italy erupts, destroys 6 villages and kills 4,000
People born in year of 1631
- 04-06Vincenzo De Grandis: Composer
- 04-08Cornelis de Heem: Painter
- 05-04Mary I Henriette Stuart: Daughter of Charles I / Queen of England
- 08-19John Dryden: 1st poet laureate of England (All for Love)
- 09-07Clemens Thieme: Composer
- 10-03Sebastian Anton Scherer: Composer
- 12-28Ludolf Backhuysen: Dutch seascape painter / cartoonist
People died in year of 1631
- 03-24Philipp Dulichius: Composer, dies at 68
- 03-31John Donne: Metaphysical poet
- 05-11Christoph Buel: Composer, dies at 57
- 06-07Mumtax Mahal: Wife of Shah Jahan of India, her tomb (Taj Mahal)
- 06-26Justinus van Nassau: Ltalian Admiral (Armada)
- 08-31Nicolaus Erich: Composer, dies at 43
- 10-05Arabella Holles: Wife of English politician Thomas Wentworth
- 11-30Rabbi Samuel Eliezer ben Judah ha-levi Edels
- 12-27John Pijnas: Dutch painter, buried at about 47