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Netherlands in 1639

Historical records for Netherlands in 1639, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

2Records
2Events
2Named people
2Places
2Categories

Historical records

October

21 October 1639Battle of DownsMartin Van Tromp

Downs · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Defeats the Spanish fleet under Antonio de Oquendo

Other Events

1639Mayor of AmsterdamGerbrand Claesz Pancras

Amsterdam · Government / Amsterdam Regency

Begins serving as Mayor of Amsterdam during the 1639-1649 municipal term.

Names involved

Gerbrand Claesz PancrasMartin Van Tromp

Places involved

AmsterdamDowns

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.