Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1636. This year saw 10 significant events. 1 notable figure was born.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. Recognized today as the founding of the United States National Guard.
University of Utrecht opening ceremony
Providence ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island.
Johan Maurits is appointed governor of Dutch Brazil
Spanish troops occupy Corbie near Amiens
Dedham ( DED-əm) is a town in, and the county seat of, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
The first opera staged in Vilnius and in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, "The Abduction of Helen," debuts in the Lower Castle of Vilnius [1]
Battle of Wittstock: Sweden defeats Imperial-Saxon forces during the Thirty Years' War, a significant victory in bolstering Protestant forces
Harvard University was founded in 1636 in New Towne, a settlement itself founded six years earlier in colonial-era Massachusetts Bay Colony, one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Brazilian general Henrique Dias wins a decisive battle against the Dutch in Brazil
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic, known for french poet and critic, was born on 1636-11-01.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. Recognized today as the founding of the United States National Guard.
University of Utrecht opening ceremony
Providence ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island.
Johan Maurits is appointed governor of Dutch Brazil
Spanish troops occupy Corbie near Amiens
Dedham ( DED-əm) is a town in, and the county seat of, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
The first opera staged in Vilnius and in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, "The Abduction of Helen," debuts in the Lower Castle of Vilnius [1]
Battle of Wittstock: Sweden defeats Imperial-Saxon forces during the Thirty Years' War, a significant victory in bolstering Protestant forces
Harvard University was founded in 1636 in New Towne, a settlement itself founded six years earlier in colonial-era Massachusetts Bay Colony, one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Brazilian general Henrique Dias wins a decisive battle against the Dutch in Brazil