1629

Historical Events in 1629

Historic Event

Mar 2 English King Charles I dissolves Parliament against opposition, imprisoning 9 members of parliament

Charles I — King of England Charles I

Mar 10 English King Charles I dissolves Parliament for the 4th time in his reign, summons new Parliament 11 years later, only to be dissolved after 3 months
Mar 24 1st game law passed in American colonies, by Virginia
Apr 14 England and France sign Peace of Susa
May 3 French huguenot leader Duke De Rohan signs accord with Spain

Historic Event

May 22 Emperor Ferdinand II & Danish King Christian IV sign Peace of Lubeck

Ferdinand II — Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II

Jun 4 Dutch East India ship Batavia wrecks on Morning Reef off the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, with 200 survivors (only 70 survive after three months due to mutiny and murders) [1]

Victory in Battle

Jun 18 Sea battle at Dungeness: Piet Heyn beats the Dunkirkers, commerce raiders in the service of the Spanish Monarchy

Piet Heyn — Dutch Admiral and Privateer Piet Heyn

Jun 28 Peace of Alès: Rights of French huguenots limited
Jul 10 1st non-Separatist Congregational Church in US founded (Salem, Massachusetts)
Aug 26 Cambridge Agreement, Massachusetts Bay Company stockholders agree to emigrate

Victory in Battle

Sep 14 Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch: Spanish garrison surrenders to Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange

Frederick Henry — Prince of Orange Frederick Henry

Sep 24 Jacques Specx appointed governor-general of Dutch-Indies
Sep 24 Danish Renaissance Kronborg Castle guarding Øresund Sound, is mostly destroyed in a fire (later rebuilt)
Sep 26 Sweden & Poland signs Peace of Altmark
Oct 13 Dutch West Indies Co grants religious freedom in West Indies
Oct 30 King Charles I gives Bahamas to Sir Robert Heath
Nov 3 Prince Frederick Henry festival in The Hague

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