| February 12 | English parliament comes together |
| March 10 | England declares war on Spain |
| May 3 | Spanish silver fleet sails to Panama |
| May 7 | Admiral Hermites conquering fleet reaches Callao the Lima, Peru |
| May 8 | Hungarian king Bethlen Gabor and emperor Ferdinand II sign Treaty of Vienna |
| May 10 | Jacob Willekens and Piet Heyn conquer Salvador, Civil rights activist |
| May 13 | Admiral Hermites fleet blockade Lima Peru |
| June 8 | Earthquake strikes Peru |
| June 10 | Netherlands and France sign anti-Spanish Treaty of Compiegne |
| June 16 | Judge directs U.S. colony Virginia to English crown |
| June 20 | Netherlands and France sign Treaty of Compiegne |
| August 13 | Cardinal Richelieu appointed Chief Minister of France by Louis XIII |
| August 14 | Dutch fleet ceases Callao the Lima in Peru |
| September 12 | 1st submarine tested (London) |
