March 26 University of Utrecht opening ceremony April 29 Prince Frederik Henry occupies Schenkenschans July 4 City of Providence, Rhode Island form August 4 Johan Mauritius appointed governor of Dutch Brazil August 14 Spanish troops occupy Corbie at Amiens October 4 Battle at Wittstock, Brandenburg: Sweden beat Ferdinand III October 4 In Massachusetts the Plymouth Colony's 1st law drafted October 28 Harvard University (Cambridge Mass) founded
