1630s
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| Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century
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| Decades: 1600s 1610s 1620s - 1630s - 1640s 1650s 1660s | |
| Years: 1630 1631 1632 1633 1634 1635 1636 1637 1638 1639 | |
Events and Trends
- Thirty Years' War in full swing in Europe
- 1632 - Just a couple of months before his death in battle, Swedish king Gustav II Adolf The Great ratifies the establishment of University of Tartu, the second university in the Swedish Empire
- September 8, 1636 - A vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes Harvard College as the first college founded in the Americas.
World Leaders
- King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway (1588 - 1648).
- King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (1625 - 1649).
- Hong Taiji, Emperor of the Qing.
- King Louis XIII of France (1610 - 1643).
- Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister of France (1624 - 1642).
- Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1620 - 1637).
- Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1637 - 1657).
- Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Overijssel and Gelderland (1625 - 1647).
- Pope Urban VIII (1623 - 1644).
- King Philip IV of Spain (1621 - 1665).
- King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1611 - 1632)
- Queen Christina of Sweden (1632 - 1654).
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