- Mar 26 University of Utrecht opening ceremony
Historic Siege
Apr 29 Prince Frederick Henry occupies Schenkenschans fortress after a nine-month siege during the Dutch Revolt
- Jul 4 City of Providence, Rhode Island form
- Aug 4 Johan Mauritius appointed governor of Dutch Brazil
- Aug 14 Spanish troops occupy Corbie at Amiens
- Aug 18 The Covenant of the Town of Dedham, Massachusetts is first signed.
- Oct 4 Battle at Wittstock, Brandenburg: Sweden beat Ferdinand III
- Oct 4 In Massachusetts the Plymouth Colony's 1st law drafted
- Oct 28 Harvard University, Cambridge, founded by a vote of the Massachusetts General Court
- Nov 17 Brazilian general Henrique Dias wins a decisive battle against the Dutch in Brazil
- Dec 13 The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. Recognized today as the founding of the United States National Guard.
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