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| Bankruptcy Government Olivares |  |
| 31st Jan Madrid The Government goes bankrupt & pays off its creditors in Government bonds, "juros" |
| Battle of Tczew Gustavus II Adolphus |  |
| Tczew Defeates the Polish forces under Koniecpolski |
| Birth Bigod, Roger |  |
| 9th Mar Birth of Roger Bigod |
| Birth Howard, Thomas | |
| 9th Mar Birth of Thomas Howard |
| Birth Boyle, Robert |  |
| 25th Jan Birth of Robert Boyle |
| Burial Jahangir |  |
| Lahore Buried in Shahdara Bagh, a suburb of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Capture of Denmark Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von |  |
| With Tilly captures the whole of continental Denmark |
| Capture of Monferrato Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de |  |
| Monferrato Spanish troops in Alliance with Savoy occupy Monferrato |
| Capture of Rhe Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de | |
| 18th Nov Rhe Commands the recapture the island of Rhe near La Rochelle |
| 18th Nov Rhe Occupied by England to support the Hugenots |
| Capture of Silesia Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von | |
| Silesia Drives the Danes out of Silesia |
| Crisis Ch'ung Chen |  |
| Beginning of droughts which precipitate the end of the Ming Dynasty |
| Death Montmorency Bouteville, Francois de | |
| 22nd June Death of Francois de Montmorency Bouteville, executed |
| Death Jahangir | |
| 28th Oct Death of Indiairth of Nuruddin Salim Jahangir |
| Discovery of Bay of Salvador Heyn, Piet |  |
| 3rd Mar Bay of Piet Heyn conquers 22 ships in Bay of Salvador, Brazil |
| Discovery of Newfoundland Calvert, George | |
| 10th July Newfoundland Sir George Calvert arrives in Newfoundland to develop his land grant |
| Economy Olivares | |
| 31st Jan Madrid The Government goes bankrupt & pays off its creditors in Government bonds, "juros" |
| Execution of Montmorency Montmorency Bouteville, Francois de | |
| 22nd June Beheaded for flouting King Louis XIII's year old ban on duels |
| Invasion of China T'ien Ch'i | |
| River Yalu The Manchus cross the Yalu & subdue their Ming ally prior to invading China |
| Invasion of Korea T'ien Ch'i | |
| Feb Leads the Manchu invasion of Korea |
| Invasion of Silesia Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von | |
| Silesia Wallenstein clears Silesia of the remnants of Mansfeld's army |
| Peerage Somerset, Henry | |
| 2nd Mar Worcester Created 1st Marquess of Worcester |
| Peerage Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von | |
| Mecklenburg Created Duke of Mecklenburg |
| Poland Sweden War Koniecpolski, Hetman Alexander |  |
| Tczew Defeated by the forces under Gustavus |
| Rebellion Jahan | |
| After revolting against his father Jahangir, as the latter had revolted against Akbar, he succeeds to the throne upon his father's death in 1627 |
| Rule of Bohemia Ferdinand III |  |
| Bohemia Becomes King of Bohemia |
| Rule of Mecklenburg Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von | |
| Mecklenburg Wallenstein joins Tilly in the struggle with Chris tian IV of Denmark & is rewarded with the Duchy of Mecklenburg |
| Siege of Isle of Rh‚ Monck, George | |
| Isle of Rh‚ Serves during the siege of the Isle of Rh‚ |
| Siege of La Rochelle Villiers, George | |
| 10th July La Rochelle The English fleet under George Villiers reached La Rochelle, France, a Huguenot stronghold |
| Succession Ch'ung Chien | |
| Succeeds as Emperor of China |
| Succession Ferdinand III |  |
| Bohemia Rep Succeeds as King of Bohemia |
| Succession Charles I | |
| London 2nd son of James I & Anne of Denmark, became heir when his brother Henry died in 1612 |
| London Succeeds as King of England |
| Succession Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de | |
| Mantua A French Duke succeeds to Mantua, the Empire & Spain dispute his entitlement |
| Succession Ferdinand III | |
| Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor |
| Trial Villiers, George | |
| London Avoids impeachment when Parliament is dissolved by Charles I |
