Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century Decades: 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s - 1630s - 1640s - 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s Years: 1626 1627 1628 1629 1630 - 1631 - 1632 1633 1634 1635 1636 Events: February 5 - Roger Williams emigrates to Boston May 10 - During the Thirty Years' War imperial troops storm the German city of Magdeburg and commit a massacre. About 20,000 inhabitants are killed. May 18 - In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts. Moses Amyraut's Traite des Religions is published. Algerine pirates sack Baltimore, Ireland Births: Deaths: John Donne, English poet and writer. Isaac du Ryer, French poet (date approximate).\n This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.