1631

Years: 1628 1629 1630 - 1631 - 1632 1633 1634
Decades: 1600s 1610s 1620s - 1630s - 1640s 1650s 1660s
Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1631 in literature 1631 in science

Table of contents

1 Events:
2 Year in topic
3 Births:
4 Deaths:

Events:

February 5 - Roger Williams emigrates to Boston
May 10 - During the Thirty Years' War imperial troops storm the German city of Magdeburg and commit a massacre. About 20,000 inhabitants are killed.
May 18 - In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts.
Moses Amyraut's Traite des Religions is published.
Algerine pirates sack Baltimore, Ireland