1841 events
Albrecht von Wallenstein and King Christian IV of Denmark signed the Treaty of Lübeck to end Danish intervention in the
The Swedish warship Vasa sank shortly after departing Stockholm on her maiden voyage to take part in the Thirty Years'…
Dutch explorer Pieter Nuyts was appointed governor of Formosa (modern-day Taiwan) by the Dutch East India Company
Having been appointed the director-general of New Netherland, Peter Minuit arrived in Manhattan
Dutch–Portuguese War: Portuguese and Spanish forces recaptured the Brazilian city of Bahia, which had previously been ca
Dutch–Portuguese War: Portuguese and Spanish forces recaptured the Brazilian city of Bahia, which had previously been ca
Thirty Years' War: France and the Dutch Republic concluded the Treaty of Compiègne, a mutual defence alliance
Thirty Years' War: France and the Dutch Republic concluded the Treaty of Compiègne, a mutual defence alliance
Fifty-five Christians were executed in Nagasaki during the Great Genna Martyrdom, part of persecution towards…
The Treaty of Loudun was signed, ending a war that originally began as a power struggle for the French throne
The Treaty of Loudun was signed, ending a war that originally began as a power struggle for the French throne
Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (pictured) demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (pictured) demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
Anglo-Spanish War: The English navy defeated a Spanish–Portuguese fleet off Sesimbra, Portugal, and captured a carrack
Scottish nobleman John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie, was killed during what was most likely a failed attempt to kidnap…
Anglo-Spanish War: After a 15-day siege Spanish troops in San Juan, modern-day Puerto Rico, surrendered to an English fo
Anglo-Spanish War: During the Action of Faial, an English attempt to capture a Portuguese carrack, reputedly one of the
Habsburg troops defeated a larger Ottoman force at the Battle of Sisak in the Kingdom of Croatia, triggering the Long Tu
Eighty Years' War: Dutch and English forces relieved the siege of Knodsenburg in the Spanish Netherlands, having…
Anglo–Spanish War: A convoy of English ships from the Levant Company repelled a fleet of Spanish and Maltese galleys…