1635
Philippe Quinault, French playwright and composer (died 1688)
Philippe Quinault was a French dramatist and librettist.
Philippe Quinault, French playwright and composer (died 1688)
The 1630s
Explore 123 historical events from 1630–1639.
1635
Adam Dollard des Ormeaux, New France garrison commander (died 1660)
Adam Dollard des Ormeaux is an iconic figure in the history of New France. Arriving in the colony in 1658, Dollard was appointed the position of garrison commander of Fort Ville-Ma…
Adam Dollard des Ormeaux, New France garrison commander (died 1660)
1635
Peder Griffenfeld, Danish lawyer and politician (died 1699)
Count Peder Griffenfeld was a Danish statesman and royal favourite. He became the principal adviser to King Christian V of Denmark from 1670 and the de facto ruler of the dual king…
Peder Griffenfeld, Danish lawyer and politician (died 1699)
1635
Friedrich Spee, German poet and academic (born 1591)
Friedrich Spee was a German Jesuit priest, professor, and poet, most well known as a forceful opponent of witch trials and one who was an insider writing from the epicenter of the …
Friedrich Spee, German poet and academic (born 1591)
1635
Lope de Vega, Spanish poet and playwright (born 1562)
Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio was a Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist who was a key figure in the Spanish Golden Age (1492–1659) of Baroque literature. In the literature of Spai…
Lope de Vega, Spanish poet and playwright (born 1562)
1634
The city of Trois-Rivières is founded in New France (now Quebec, Canada).
Trois-Rivières is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore…
The city of Trois-Rivières is founded in New France (now Quebec, Canada).
1634
Father Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France.
Urbain Grandier was a French Catholic priest who was burned at the stake after being convicted of witchcraft, following the events of the so-called "Loudun possessions". Most moder…
Father Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France.
1634
Katherine Ferrers, English aristocrat and heiress (died 1660)
Katherine Ferrers was an English gentlewoman and heiress. According to popular legend, she was also the "Wicked Lady", a highwaywoman who terrorised the English county of Hertfords…
Katherine Ferrers, English aristocrat and heiress (died 1660)
1634
Charles Emmanuel II, duke of Savoy (died 1675)
Charles Emmanuel II ; 20 June 1634 – 12 June 1675) was Duke of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 4 October 1638 until his death in 1675 and under regency of his mother Ch…
Charles Emmanuel II, duke of Savoy (died 1675)
1634
Pasquier Quesnel, French priest and theologian (died 1719)
Pasquier Quesnel, CO was a French Jansenist theologian.
Pasquier Quesnel, French priest and theologian (died 1719)
1634
Johannes Camphuys, Dutch politician, Governor-general of the Dutch East Indies (died 1695)
Johannes Camphuys was the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1684 to 1691. Camphuys was born in Haarlem, in the Republic of the United Netherlands.
Johannes Camphuys, Dutch politician, Governor-general of the Dutch East Indies (died 1695)
1634
George Chapman, English poet and playwright (born 1559)
George Chapman was an English dramatist, translator and poet. He was a classical scholar whose work shows the influence of Stoicism. Chapman is seen as an anticipator of the metaph…
George Chapman, English poet and playwright (born 1559)
1634
Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (born 1585)
Hendrick Avercamp was a Dutch painter during the Dutch Golden Age of painting. He was one of the earliest landscape painters of the 17th-century Dutch school, he specialized in pai…
Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (born 1585)
1634
Johann von Aldringen, Austrian field marshal (born 1588)
Johann Reichsgraf von Aldringen was a Luxemburger who served in the armies of the Spanish Habsburgs and later the Austrian Habsburgs, especially during the Thirty Years' War.
Johann von Aldringen, Austrian field marshal (born 1588)
1634
John Marston, English poet and playwright (born 1576)
John Marston was an English playwright, poet and satirist during the late Elizabethan and early Jacobean periods. His career as a writer lasted only a decade. His work is remembere…
John Marston, English poet and playwright (born 1576)
1634
William Noy, English lawyer and judge (born 1577)
William Noy was an English jurist.
William Noy, English lawyer and judge (born 1577)
1634
Urbain Grandier, French priest (born 1590)
Urbain Grandier was a French Catholic priest who was burned at the stake after being convicted of witchcraft, following the events of the so-called "Loudun possessions". Most moder…
Urbain Grandier, French priest (born 1590)
1633
Charles I is crowned King of Scots at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh
Charles I was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.
Charles I is crowned King of Scots at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh
1633
Willem Drost, Dutch painter (died 1659)
Willem Drost was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker of history paintings and portraits.
Willem Drost, Dutch painter (died 1659)
1633
Emperor Go-Kōmyō of Japan (died 1654)
Tsuguhito , posthumously honored as Emperor Go-Kōmyō , was the 110th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Emperor Go-Kōmyō of Japan (died 1654)
1633
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, French noble (died 1707)
Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban was a French Royal Army officer who served under Louis XIV. One of the most important military engineers in European history, his defensive …
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, French noble (died 1707)
1633
The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Univ
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) is a department of the Roman Curia in charge of the religious discipline of the Catholic Church. The Dicastery is the oldest among…
The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Univ
1633
Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer and academic (died 1687)
Geminiano Montanari was an Italian astronomer, lens-maker, and proponent of the experimental approach to science. He was a member of various learned academies, notably the Accademi…
Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer and academic (died 1687)
1633
Jean de Thévenot, French linguist and botanist (died 1667)
Jean de Thévenot was a French traveller in Asia, who wrote extensively about his journeys. He was also a linguist, natural scientist and botanist.
Jean de Thévenot, French linguist and botanist (died 1667)