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Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century
Decades: 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s - 1630s - 1640s - 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s
Years: 1633 1634 1635 1636 1637 - 1638 - 1639 1640 1641 1642 1643
Events
- March 29 - Swedish colonists establish first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden.
- Pedro Texeira[?] makes the first ascent of the Amazon River, from its mouth to Quito, Ecuador. The same trip had been made in the opposite direction in 1541.
- The Netherlands colonizes Mauritius.
- Shipwrecked sailors from England found the first known European settlement in Belize.
- Swedish settlers arrive on the ships Kalmare Nyckel and Fågel Grip to the American colony New Sweden (Delaware).
Births
- September 5 - Future King Louis XIV of France
- November 25 - Catherine of Braganza, Queen-Consort of King Charles II of England
Deaths
- Johann Heinrich Alsted, German theologian
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