January 24 Emperor Ferdinand II declares Albrecht von Wallenstein a traitor February 17 William Prynne tried in Star Chamber for publishing "Histrio-masti" February 18 Ferdinand II orders commander Albrecht von Wallenstein, execution February 19 Battle at Smolensk: Polish king Wladyslaw IV beats Russians February 25 Irish captain Walter Devereaux kills duke Wallenstein March 1 Battle at Smolensk: Polish King Wladyslaw IV beats Russians March 3 1st tavern in Boston opens (Samuel Cole) March 13 Academe Franeaise opens March 25 Lord Baltimore founded Catholic colony of Maryland April 6 Heeren XIX asks "to secure Eylands Curaeao" May 4 Johan van Walbeecks fleet departs to West-Indies May 31 U.S. colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony June 14 Russia and Poland sign Peace treaty of Polianov July 6 Johan van Walbeecks ships bypass St-Anna Bay, Curacao July 29 Dutch fleet under Johannes van Walbeeck lands on Curacao August 26 Battle at Nordlingen Bavarian: emperor Ferdinand II and Spain beat Sweden and German protestants August 27 Battle of Nordingen-Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar, loses Duchy of Francomia September 5 Battle at Nordlingen: King Ferdinand III and Spain beat Sweden and German protestants September 6 Battle at Nordlingen ends in Swedish/protestant German defeat October 19 Beach Island in North sea destroyed by a heavy storm flood October 20 English King Charles I disbands new "Ship Money" tax
