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1638: Meaning
(information, definition, explanation, facts)
Years:
1635
1636
1637
-
1638
-
1639
1640
1641
Decades
:
1600s
1610s
1620s
-
1630s
-
1640s
1650s
1660s
Centuries
:
16th century
-
17th century
-
18th century
1638 in literature
1638 in science
Events
March 29
-
Swedish
colonists establish first settlement in
Delaware
, called
New Sweden
April 15
-
Shogunate
forces defeat the last rebels of
Shimabara Rebellion
in the fortress of Hara
May 11
- French admiral
d'Estrees
runs his whole fleet aground in
Curacao
Dutch settle in
Ceylon
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
.
Willem Kieft
,
Dutch
merchant, appointed Director of
New Amsterdam
by the
Dutch West India Company
.
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).
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Births
September 5
- Future King
Louis XIV of France
November 25
-
Catherine of Braganza
, Queen-Consort of King
Charles II of England
top
Deaths
Johann Heinrich Alsted
, German theologian
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