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
Events in year of 1632
- 04-15Swedish and Saxon army beat Earl Tilly
- 04-16Albrecht von Wallenstein appointed Supreme Commander
- 05-25Albrecht von Wallenstein recaptures Prague on Saksen
- 06-04Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Venlo
- 06-05Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Roermond
- 06-08Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Sittard
- 06-20Britain grants 2nd Lord Baltimore rights to Chesapeake Bay area
- 07-22Foundation laid in Madrid for Buen Retiro-palace for King Philip IV
- 08-22Prince Frederik Hendrik occupies Maastricht
- 08-28Henry Casimir I appointed Viceroy of Drenthe
- 10-05Henry Casimir I appointed Viceroy of Groningen
People born in year of 1632
- 01-08Samuel Freiherr von Pufendorf: German jurist
- 02-18Giovanni Battista Vitali: Composer
- 02-20Thomas Osborne: Duke of Leeds, English Prime Minister (1690-94) / founder (Tories)
- 04-02Georg Caspar Weckler: Composer
- 07-06Albert Schop: Composer
- 07-06Pietro Reggio: Composer
- 08-02Kaspar von Stieler: German poet (Teutsche Wolredner)
- 08-29John Locke: England, United Kingdom -- Empiricist philosopher; disproved substance
- 10-20Christopher Wren: England, United Kingdom -- Astronomer / great architect
- 10-24Antony van Leeuwenhoek: Naturalist (Philosophical Transactions)
- 10-30Richard Brinsley Sheridan: Playwright (School for Scandal) (or 1751)
- 10-31Jan Vermeer: Holland, Netherlands -- Painter (Procuress, astronomer)
- 11-24Baruch "Benedict" de Spinoza: Amsterdam, Holland -- Rationalist philosopher
People died in year of 1632
- 04-20Nicolas Antione: Converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake
- 04-30Jean de Tilly: Field Marshal
- 04-30Sigismund III: King of Poland / Sweden, dies at 65
- 06-02Ernst Casimir: Count of Nassau-Dietz / Mayor of Friesland, dies at 58
- 07-29Samuel Ampzing: Vicar / Poet (Biblical Treasures)
- 08-20Valentin de Boulogne: French painter, buried at 38
- 10-30Henri de Montmorency: French duke / plotter, beheaded
- 11-27John Eliot: English parliament leader / Author (In Jail), dies at 40
- 11-29Frederick V: King of Bohemia (White Mountain), dies at 36
- 12-20Nicolas Antoine: French cath pastor who converted to Judaism, executed