Death of William Compton
Death of William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton
Historical events in 1630
39 historical records
March 16302 historical events
Capture of Puinerlo
Captures Pinerlo in Piedmont
June 16301 historical events
Governor
Appointed Governor of Massachusetts
July 16301 historical events
Capture of Mantua
The Spanish capture Mantua
August 16302 historical events
Birth of Thomas Clifford
Birth of Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, born in Ugbrooke, the son of Hugh Clifford of Chudleigh, Devon
Dismissal
Reisigns under pressure from Protestant Regenburg electors alarmed by Swedish invasion
September 16301 historical events
Capital
Makes Boston the Capital of Massachusetts
November 16301 historical events
Death of Johannes Kepler
Death of Johannes Kepler
Dismissal
Ferdinand II dismisses Wallenstein, some within Ferdinand IIs court believed that Wallenstein wanted to take control of the German Princes and thus gain influence over the Emperor
Lord Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor of Oxford University
Oxford University
Appointed Chancellor of Oxford University
Council of North Administration
Wentworth strengthened the Council of the North and enforced royal authority across the region.
Birth of Charles
Birth of Charles, Prince of Wales
Curacy of St Benets Cambridge
Fuller is appointed to the curacy of St Benet's Church in Cambridge.
Short Tract on First Principles
Around this time Hobbes composes the Short Tract on First Principles, an early statement of mechanical ideas.
Blockade of Cadiz
The blockade fails to secure the Spanish treasure fleet
Cadiz Treasure Fleet Objective Fails
The blockade does not achieve its objective of trapping or securing the Spanish treasure fleet at Cadiz.
Optics Research
Descartes develops studies of vision, lenses and light that later appear in The Dioptrics.
The World
Descartes works in Amsterdam on The World, a mechanistic account of nature and cosmology.
Descartes Debates Creation Of Eternal Truths
In correspondence with Marin Mersenne Descartes argued that even mathematical truths depend on divine creation. The claim connected his metaphysics of God with the apparent necessity of mathematics.
Peace
Makes a peace settlement of the War of Mantuan Succession on behalf of the Papacy
Papal Nuncio
Appointed Nuncio
Secretary of Cardinal Richeleau
Appointed Secretary to Cardinal Richeleau
Capture of Cologne
Places Cologne under French protection
Capture of Els
Places Els of Trier under French protection
Marshal
Appointed Marshal of France
Discovery of Sun
Publication of "Rosa Ursina", deformation of the Sun & it spins on an axis
Rosa Ursina
Publication of "Rosa Ursina", deformation of the Sun & it spins on an axis
Siege of Rheinsberg
Serves with Prince Frederick Henry of Orange
Dismissal
Ferdinand II dismisses Wallenstein, some within Ferdinand IIs court believed that Wallenstein wanted to take control of the German Princes and thus gain influence over the Emperor
Succession
Succeeds as Prince of Transylvania, 1630-1648
Two Chief World Systems
Publication of "Two Chief World Systems", claims the Earth revolves around the Sun
Jovian Nomenclature
Later astronomical naming conventions preserve mythological moon names.
Birth of Godart van Ginkel
Birth of Godart van Ginkel
Discovery of AU
Measured the distance between the Earth and the Sun using the method of Aristarchus of Samos, the value he calculated was 60% of the true value 243 times the distance to the Moon; the true value is about 384 times
Privy Council
Appointed Privy Councillor
Invasion of Germany
Lands in Pomerania with 13,000 men & advances on Stettin & Mecklenburg
Siege of Mecklenburg
Lands in Pomerania with 13,000 men & advances on Stettin & Mecklenburg
Siege of Stettin
Lands in Pomerania with 13,000 men & advances on Stettin & Mecklenburg