What happened in 1636?
Pequot War, Battle of Wittstock and Battle of Tornavento — among 61 events recorded in 1636. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 8
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Pequot War
War
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Battle of Wittstock
Battle (1636) during the Thirty Years' War in which a Swedish-allied army decisively defeated a combined Imperial-Saxon army
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Battle of Tornavento
1636 battle of the Thirty Years' War
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Second siege of Corbie
1636 siege, part of the Thirty Years' War
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Crossing of the Somme
1636 battle of the Franco-Spanish War of 1635–1659
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Battle of Mata Redonda
1636 battle
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Siege of Yerevan
1636 siege
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First siege of Corbie
1636 siege
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People 18
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Sanctorius died
Italian biologist
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Rodrigo de Vivero y Aberrucia died
First Count of the Orizaba Valley and interim governor of the Philippines
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Francesco Carletti died
Italian writer and merchant
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Giovan Battista Aleotti died
Architect (1546–1636)
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Christoph Grienberger died
Austrian astronomer (1561–1636)
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Daniel Schwenter died
German mathematician
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Jean Tarde died
French historian and canon (1561–1636)
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Pedro Ordóñez de Ceballos died
Spanish world traveler, 1589-1593
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Francesco Gabrielli died
Italian actor
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Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux born
Born in Paris. French poet and critic (1636–1711).
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Thomas Traherne born
Born in Hereford. English poet.
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Nicolae Milescu born
Born in Vaslui. Moldovan writer and diplomat.
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Joseph Glanvill born
Born in Plymouth. Member of the Royal Society.
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Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp born
Born in Gottorf Castle. Queen of Sweden (1636-1715).
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Canibek Giray died
Died in Rhodes. Crimean khan.
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Osei Tutu born
Born in Anyinam. Co-founder of the Empire of Ashanti.
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Álvaro IV of Kongo died
Died in M'banza-Kongo. Was king of Kongo from 1631 to his death in 16361.
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Álvaro V of Kongo died
Died in M'banza-Kongo. Ruler king of Kongo.
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Science & Technology 2
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Harvard University
Private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Utrecht University
University in the Netherlands
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Religion & Belief Systems 18
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Frascati Cathedral
Cathedral in Italy
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Saheb-ol-Amr Mosque
Mosque
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Abbaye d'Arques
Abbey located in Seine-Maritime, in France
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Şadırvanaltı Mosque
Mosque in İzmir, western Turkey
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Saints Simon and Jude church in Łodygowice
Historic wooden church in Łodygowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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San Cristoforo Parish Church
Church building in Caslano in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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San Maurizio Parish Church
Church building in Maggia in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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Santi Gervasio e Protasio Parish Church
Church building in Cadempino in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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Chiesa di S. Carlo (Florence, Italy)
Building in Florence, Italy
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Spirito Santo
Church building in Ischia, Italy
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Boží muka
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Residential Building of Bernardinian Monastery in Orša
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San Pietro
Chapel in Stella, Italy
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Konshō-in Temple
Building in Tokyo, Japan
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Voorstraat 26, Kampen
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Madonna di Loreto Church
Church building in Sonvico in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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New House
Farmhouse in Goodrich, Herefordshire, England, UK
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rectory
Church residential building and part of an architectural ensemble in Kirchberg in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
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Economy & Trade 2
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Posten AB
Swedish postal service
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Altadis
Company
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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Lamey Island Massacre
Massacre of Taiwanese aboriginals by Dutch soldiers
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Architecture & Engineering 10
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Church of the Gesù
Church in Palermo
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Church of San Ferdinando, Naples
Church in Naples, Italy
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Santi Andrea e Bartolomeo
Church
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San Filippo Neri, Ragusa
Church
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Brahe Church
Church of Sweden churchbuilding on the island of Visingsö within the Lake of Vättern in Sweden
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Floriana Lines
Line of fortifications in Floriana, Malta
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Glenarm Castle
Country house in Glenarm, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Kaunghmudaw Pagoda
Buddhist Pagoda in Sagaing, Myanmar
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Chapel of Saint Casimir
Chapel in Vilnius Cathedral dedicated to Saint Casimir
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Cybo-Soderini Chapel
Chapel in the church of Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
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Empires & Countries 2
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Ahmadnagar Sultanate dissolved
Ahmadnagar Sultanate ceased to exist, having been centered at Ahilyanagar.
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Later Jin (1616-1636) dissolved
Later Jin (1616-1636) ceased to exist, having been centered at Shenyang.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 1636 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1636.
17th century 1
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Palazzo Moroni
Palace in Bergamo
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