January 7 » Galileo Galilei makes his first observation of the four Galilean moons: Ganymede, Callisto, Io and Europa, although he is not able to distinguish the last two until the following day.
May 14 » Henry IV of France is assassinated by Catholic zealot François Ravaillac, and Louis XIII ascends the throne.
June 5 » The masque Tethys' Festival is performed at Whitehall Palace to celebrate the investiture of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales.
July 5 » John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland.
August 2 » During Henry Hudson's search for the Northwest Passage, he sails into what is now known as Hudson Bay.
October 17 » French king Louis XIII is crowned in Reims Cathedral.
February 13 » Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition.
March 1 » Samuel de Champlain reclaims his role as commander of New France on behalf of Cardinal Richelieu.
June 18 » Charles I is crowned King of Scots at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh.
June 22 » The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe in the form he presented it in, after heated controversy.
October 22 » The Ming dynasty defeats the Dutch East India Company.
January 6 » English Restoration: The Fifth Monarchists unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London, England. The revolt is suppressed after a few days.
January 30 » Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, is ritually executed more than two years after his death, on the 12th anniversary of the execution of the monarch he himself deposed.
April 23 » King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey.
July 16 » The first banknotes in Europe are issued by the Swedish bank Stockholms Banco.
August 6 » The Treaty of The Hague is signed by Portugal and the Dutch Republic.
September 5 » Fall of Nicolas Fouquet: Louis XIV Superintendent of Finances is arrested in Nantes by D'Artagnan, captain of the king's musketeers.
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