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Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century
Decades: 1570s 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s - 1620s - 1630s - 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s
Years: 1624 1625 1626 1627 1628 - 1629 - 1630 1631 1632 1633 1634
Events
- March 4 - Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter.
- June 4: The VOC ship Batavia runs aground west of Australia.
- March 10 - Charles I of England dissolves Parliament starting the Eleven Years Tyranny in which there was no parliament.
- End of the reign of Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan
- Empress Meisho ascends to the throne of Japan
Births
- March 9 - Tsar Aleksey I of Russia
- April 14 - Christiaan Huygens, Dutch scientist
- August 17 - John III Sobieski, king of Poland
Deaths