James I Dissolves Parliament
Feb 8 King James I disbands the English parliament
- Mar 12 Ignatius of Loyola declared a saint
- Mar 22 First American Indian (Powhatan) massacre of Europeans around Jamestown, Virginia, 347 killed
- May 25 English merchant ship Tryall wrecks on the Montebello Islands, north western Australia - first English to land on Australian soil and the country's oldest European shipwreck [1]
- Aug 10 John Mason and Ferdinando Gorges receive a land patent of the Province of Maine.
Cardinal Richelieu
Sep 5 Bishop Richelieu appointed Cardinal under French King Louis XIII
- Sep 6 Spanish silver fleet disappears off Florida Keys; 1,000s die
- Oct 18 French King Louis XIII and leader of the Huguenots Duke Henry II of Rohan sign the Treaty of Montpellier ending hostilities
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