Today in History for Year 1636

Months in Year 1636: January February March April June July August September October November December

Historical Events

Events 1 - 10 of 10

Mar 26th - University of Utrecht opening ceremony
Apr 29th - Prince Frederik Henry occupies Schenkenschans
Jul 4th - City of Providence, Rhode Island form
Aug 4th - Johan Mauritius appointed governor of Dutch Brazil
Aug 14th - Spanish troops occupy Corbie at Amiens
Aug 18th - The Covenant of the Town of Dedham, Massachusetts is first signed.
Oct 4th - Battle at Wittstock, Brandenburg: Sweden beat Ferdinand III
Oct 4th - In Massachusetts the Plymouth Colony's 1st law drafted
Oct 28th - Harvard University (Cambridge Mass) founded
Dec 13th - The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. This organization is recognized today as the founding of the United States National Guard.

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 12 of 12

Feb 12th - Herman Witsius, [Wits], Dutch reformed theologist
Mar 29th - Esaias Reusner, composer
Apr 29th - Esaias Reusner, composer
Jun 15th - Johann David Mayer, composer
Jul 2nd - Daniel Speer, composer
Sep 18th - Pietro Sanmartini, composer
Sep 29th - Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1715)
Oct 31st - Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1679)
Nov 1st - Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (d. 1711)
Nov 2nd - Edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (d. 1721)
Nov 10th - Francesco Passarini, composer
Nov 11th - Yen Jo-chu, Chinese scholar of Ch'ing dynasty

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 7 of 7

Jan 26th - Jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul, French diplomat (b. 1552)
Apr 18th - Julius Caesar, English judge
Jun 13th - George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly, Scottish politician (b. 1562)
Jul 20th - John Oldham, trader in Mass, murdered by indians
Oct 19th - Marcin Kazanowski, Polish politician
Dec 9th - Giovanni B Aleotti, Ital writer/theater architect, dies at about 90
Dec 9th - Fabian Birkowski, Polish writer (b. 1566)