1638
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Years:
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1636
1637
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1638
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1639
1640
1641
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Decades
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1620s
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Centuries
:
16th century
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17th century
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18th century
Events
March 29
-
Swedish
colonists establish first settlement in
Delaware
, called
New Sweden
.
April 15
-
Shogunate
forces defeat the last rebels of
Shimabara Rebellion
in the fortress of Hara.
May 11
- French admiral
d'Estrees
runs his whole fleet aground in
Curacao
.
Dutch settle in
Ceylon
.
Pedro Texeira
makes the first ascent of the
Amazon River
, from its mouth to
Quito
,
Ecuador
. The same trip had been made in the opposite direction in
1541
.
Willem Kieft
,
Dutch
merchant, appointed Director of
New Amsterdam
by the
Dutch West India Company
.
The Netherlands
colonizes
Mauritius
.
Shipwrecked sailors from
England
found the first known European settlement in
Belize
.
Swedish settlers arrive on the ships
Kalmare Nyckel
and
Fgel Grip
to the American colony
New Sweden
(Delaware).
Births
March 15
-
Shunzhi Emperor
of the
Qing Dynasty
of
China
.
September 5
- King
Louis XIV of France
(d.
1715
)
November 25
-
Catherine of Braganza
, Queen-Consort of King
Charles II of England
Deaths
April 7
-
Shimazu Tadatsune
, Japanese daimyo
Johann Heinrich Alsted
, German theologian
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