List of 1630 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1630
Date | Event |
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February 16, 1630 | Dutch forces led by Hendrick Lonck capture Olinda in what was to become part of Dutch Brazil. |
July 6, 1630 | Thirty Years' War: Four thousand Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus land in Pomerania, Germany. |
August 25, 1630 | Portuguese forces are defeated by the Kingdom of Kandy at the Battle of Randeniwela in Sri Lanka. |
September 7, 1630 | The city of Boston, Massachusetts, is founded in North America. |
October 18, 1630 | Frendraught Castle in Scotland, the home of James Crichton of Frendraught, burns down. |