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See also: 1632 (novel)
Events
February 22 - Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published
July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe.
November 16 - Battle of Lützen
Christina becomes queen of Sweden; five regents, headed by Axel Oxenstierna, govern country.
Antigua and Barbuda is first colonized by England
Portuguese driven out of Bengal.
Charles I of England issues charter for the colony of Maryland (named in honor of Henrietta Maria), under control of Lord Baltimore.
Sir Francis Windebank made chief Secretary of State in England.
University of Tartu in Estonia founded
Births
August 29 - John Locke (philosopher).
October 20 - Sir Christopher Wren (architect, astronomer, mathematician).
November 24 - Baruch Spinoza, Dutch philosopher
November 28 - Jean-Baptiste Lully, French composer
Deaths
April 19 - Sigismund III Vasa, king of Poland and former king of Sweden
September 13 - Archduke Leopold V of Austria, Regent of Tyrol
November 16 - Gustav II Adolph of Sweden, King of Sweden, killed in the Battle of Lützen
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