Event of Interest
May 30 The Peace of Prague signed between the Habsburg Emperor Ferdinand II and the Electorate of Saxony (representing Protestant states of the Holy Roman Empire). It effectively ended the civil war aspect of the Thirty Years' War
- Jun 28 French colony of Guadeloupe established in the Caribbean
- Jul 11 Armies of Savoye/Mantua/Parma occupy Milan
- Jul 28 Spanish marshal Piccolomini conquers Schenkenschans
- Aug 3 Tokugawa Iemitsu, 3rd Tokugawa shogun, establishes alternate attendance (sankin kotai) feudal daimyōs spend 1 year at Edo Castle (Tokyo) and 1 year at their feudal manor, while their families remain in Tokyo as hostages (Traditional Japanese Date: June 21)
- Aug 15 1st recorded north American hurricane hits the Plymouth Colony
- Aug 24 The Great Colonial Hurricane affected the Virginia Colony at Jamestown
- Sep 12 Sweden & Poland sign ceasefire Treaty of Stuhmsdorf
- Sep 18 Emperor Ferdinand II declares war on France
Event of Interest
Oct 9 Religious dissident Roger Williams is banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony
