Major Events
- Jan 24 Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II declares his former military leader Albrecht von Wallenstein a traitor - later has him assassinated
- Feb 3 Most elaborate masque of the Carolinian age - "The Triumph of Peace" held at Whitehall Palace, London, in front of King Charles I, written by James Shirley with sets by Inigo Jones
- Feb 17 Puritan author William Prynne tried in Star Chamber for publishing "Histrio-masti", criticising the theatre
- Feb 18 Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II charges commander Albrecht von Wallenstein's with high treason and orders him brought to Vienna, dead or alive
- Feb 19 Battle of Smolensk: King Wladyslaw IV of Poland beats Russians [NS=Mar 1]
- Feb 25 Irish captain Walter Devereaux kills Duke Wallenstein
- Mar 1 Battle at Smolensk: Polish King Wladyslaw IV beats Russians
- Mar 3 1st tavern in Boston (Mass) opens (Samuel Cole)
- Mar 13 First meeting of what would become the Academie Francaise in Paris at the house of Valentin Conrart
- Mar 25 Under charter granted to Lord Baltimore and led by his brother Leonard Calvert first settlers found Catholic colony of Maryland
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Born in 1634
- Jan 7 Adam Krieger, German organist and composer, born in Driesen, Brandenburg-Prussia (now Drezdenkom, Poland) (d. 1666)
- Jan 16 Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. 1716)
- Jan 25 Gaspar Fagel, Dutch statesman and writer, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1688)
- Feb 22 Peter van Schooten, Dutch mathematician and fort architect, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1679)
- Mar 16 Madame de La Fayette [Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne], French novelist (La Princesse de Clèves -1st historical novel in French), born in Paris, France (d. 1693)
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