Major Events
- Jun 22 Galileo Galilei recants his "heretical" position that the Earth orbiting the Sun was at odds with the Bible and church teaching (Vatican apologizes in Oct 1992 for how it handled the case)
- Oct 22 Battle of Liaoluo Bay: Dutch East India Company defeated by Chinese Ming naval forces in southern Fujian sea
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Who Died in 1633
- Mar 1 George Herbert, English poet, dies at 39
- Jul 2 Trijntje Keever, presumed to have been the tallest woman ever at 2.49 m (8 ft 2 in), dies at 17
- Jul 12 Simon Besler, German composer, dies at 49
- Aug 4 George Abbott, English theologist and the Archbishop of Canterbury (1611-1633), dies at 60
- Aug 12 Jacopo Peri, Italian composer and singer who wrote the 1st recognized opera "Dafne", dies at 71
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Charles I