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1630

Historical Events in 1630

Arrest of Chonghuan

Jan 13 Chinese Emperor Chongzhen orders the arrest of military general Yuan Chonghuan

Chinese Emperor Chongzhen

Jan 13 Letters Patent issued to Plymouth Colony
Feb 14 Dutch fleet of 69 ships reaches Pernambuco, Brazil
Mar 22 1st colonial legislation prohibiting gambling enacted (Boston)
Mar 23 French troops occupy Pinerolo Piedmont
May 17 Italian Jesuit Niccolo Zucchi, 1st to see 2 belts on Jupiter surface

History of New England

May 29 John Winthrop begins "History of New England"

Founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony John Winthrop

Jun 25 Fork introduced to American dining by Governor Winthrop
Jun 26 Swedish troops under Gustaf II Adolf lands at Peenemunde
Jul 3 Emperor Ferdinand II opens German Parliament
Jul 6 Swedish troops under Gustaf II Adolf land at Peenemunde
Jul 12 New Amsterdam's governor buys Gull Island from Indians for cargo, renames it Oyster Island, later known as Ellis Island
Jul 18 Spanish troops occupy Mantua

Wallenstein Dismissed

Aug 13 Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II dismisses his supreme commander Albrecht von Wallenstein

Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II

General and Nobleman Albrecht von Wallenstein

Sep 7 City of Boston, Massachusetts, is founded
Sep 16 Massachusetts village of Shawmut changes its name to Boston
Oct 19 In Boston the 1st general court is held
Nov 5 Spain & England sign peace treaty
Nov 10 Failed palace revolution in France against Cardinal Richelieu
Nov 30 16,000 inhabitants of Venice died this month of plague

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