Editing 1632 (section)

== Events ==
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=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 8]] &ndash; [[University of Amsterdam]] is established at the site of the [[Athenaeum Illustre of Amsterdam]].<ref>[https://www.uva.nl/over-de-uva/over-de-universiteit/historie/geschiedenis.html "Van Athenaeum Illustre naar universiteit: Geschiedenis van de UvA"] ("From Athenaeum Illustre to University: History of the UvA"), University of Amsterdam website ("Met twee toen al internationaal bekende hoogleraren begon zo’n vier eeuwen geleden de geschiedenis van de Universiteit van Amsterdam. Gerardus Vossius opende met zijn oratie 'De historiae utilitate' (Over het nut der geschiedenis) op 8 januari 1632 het Athenaeum Illustre.")("The history of the University of Amsterdam began about four centuries ago with two internationally renowned professors. Gerardus Vossius opened the Athenaeum Illustre on January 8, 1632 with his oration 'De historiae utilitate' (On the usefulness of history)"</ref>
* [[January 31]] &ndash; The dissection of a body for the benefit of medical students is carried out by Dr. [[Nicolaes Tulp]], the anatomist for the city of [[Amsterdam]], and will be immortalized in [[Rembrandt]]'s painting ''[[The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp|The Anatomy Lesson]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Rachlin|first=Harvey |title=Scandals, Vandals and Da Vincis|publisher=Chrysalis Books|year=2007|pages=55&ndash;61|isbn=978-1-86105-878-2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3VoL3-rMmZQC&pg=PA55}}</ref>
* [[February 22]] &ndash; [[Galileo Galilei|Galileo]]'s ''[[Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems]]'' is published in Florence.
* [[March 9]] &ndash; [[Thirty Years' War]]: [[Battle of Bamberg]] &ndash; [[Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly]], commander of the [[Catholic League (German)|Catholic League]], defeats the Swedish army under [[Gustav Horn, Count of Pori|Gustav Horn]], and recaptures the town of [[Bamberg]].
* [[March 21]] &ndash; [[Thirty Years' War]]: King Gustavus Adolphus makes a triumphant entry into [[Nuremberg]], where he is welcomed by the populace and pledges to protect the cause of Protestantism. <ref>Harriet Earhart Monroe, ''History of the Life of Gustavus Adolphus II: The Hero-General of the Reformation'' (Lutheran Publication Society, 1910) pp. 93-95</ref>
* [[March 29]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1632)|Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye]] is signed, returning [[Quebec]] to French control, after the English had seized it in [[1629]].<ref>{{cite book|author=William Leo Lucey|title=The Catholic Church in Maine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aKnSAAAAMAAJ|year=1957|publisher=M. Jones Company|page=6}}</ref>
* [[March]] &ndash; [[Thirty Years' War]]: [[Gustavus Adolphus]] invades [[Bavaria]] with his army.

=== April&ndash;June ===
* [[April 15]] &ndash; [[Thirty Years' War]]: [[Battle of Rain]] &ndash; [[Gustavus Adolphus]] defeats [[Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly|Tilly]]'s [[Catholic League (German)|Catholic League]] armies for the second time within a year; Tilly is severely wounded during the battle and dies on April 30.
* [[May 17]] &ndash; [[Thirty Years' War]]: [[Munich]], capital of [[Bavaria]], is captured by the Swedish army.
* [[June 15]] &ndash; [[Sir]] [[Francis Windebank]] is made chief [[Secretary of State (England)|Secretary of State]] in England.
* [[June 17]] &ndash; [[Shah Jahan]]'s beloved wife [[Mumtaz Mahal]] dies, after giving birth to their 14th child. Soon after, construction of the [[Taj Mahal]], begins.
* [[June 20]]
** [[Charles I of England]] issues a charter for the colony of [[Maryland]] (named in honor of [[Henrietta Maria]]), under the control of [[Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore|Lord Baltimore]].
** Two ships, ''Saint Jean'' (250 tons) and ''L'Esperance-en-Dieu'', set sail from [[La Rochelle]] in France, bound for [[Acadia]] in North America.
* [[June 25]] &ndash; [[Fasilides]], [[Emperor of Ethiopia]] in succession to his father [[Susenyos I|Susenyos]], declares the state religion of the country again to be [[Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity]], and confiscates the lands of the [[Jesuit]] missionaries, relegating them to [[Fremona]].
* [[June 30]] &ndash; The [[University of Tartu]] is founded.<ref>{{cite book | author=Seppo Zetterberg | title=Viron Historia | location=Helsinki | publisher=[[Tammi (company)|Tammi]] | year=2007 | isbn= 978-9517465205|language=fi}}</ref>
* [[June]] &ndash; [[Eighty Years' War]]: Leading a Dutch army, [[Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange]] captures in short succession the cities of [[Venlo]], [[Roermond]] and [[Sittard]], before [[Capture of Maastricht|besieging the city of Maastricht]].

=== July–September ===
* [[July 23]] &ndash; Three hundred colonists for [[New France]] depart [[Dieppe, Seine-Maritime|Dieppe]].
* [[August 22]] &ndash; [[Eighty Years' War]]: A Dutch army, led by [[Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange]], captures the city of [[Maastricht]] after a [[Capture of Maastricht|two-month siege]].
* [[September 1]] &ndash; [[Battle of Castelnaudary]]: A rebellion against French king [[Louis XIII]] is crushed. The leader of the rebellion, [[Gaston, Duke of Orléans]], the brother of Louis XIII, surrenders.<ref>{{cite book|author=David Eggenberger|title=An Encyclopedia of Battles: Accounts of Over 1,560 Battles from 1479 B.C. to the Present|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eSEnw1HuWUoC&pg=PA80|date=1 January 1985|publisher=Courier Corporation|isbn=978-0-486-24913-1|pages=80}}</ref>
* [[September 3]] &ndash; The last executions of Christians in Japan take place as four Spanish missionaries (including Augustinin friar [[Bartholomew Gutierrez]]) and two Japanese converts are burned alive in [[Nagasaki]]. They are beatified in 1867 as the last of the [[205 Martyrs of Japan]].
* [[September 9]] &ndash; [[Thirty Years' War]]: [[Battle of the Alte Veste]] &ndash; Besieged by [[Wallenstein]] at [[Nuremberg]], Swedish king [[Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden|Gustavus Adolphus]] attempts to break the siege, but is defeated.
* [[September 25]] &ndash; [[Yakutsk]], Russia is founded by [[Pyotr Beketov]].

=== October–December ===
* [[October 15]] &ndash; The [[University of Tartu]] officially opens, in [[Swedish Livonia]].
* [[October 30]] &ndash; [[Henri II de Montmorency]], is executed for his participation in the rebellion of [[Gaston, Duke of Orléans]], against French king [[Louis XIII]].
* [[November 8]] &ndash; [[Wladyslaw IV Waza]] is elected king of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]], after [[Sigismund III Vasa]]'s death.
* [[November 16]] (November 6 [[Old Style]]) &ndash; [[Thirty Years' War]]: [[Battle of Lützen (1632)|Battle of Lützen]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Franklin D. Margiotta|title=Brassey's Encyclopedia of Military History and Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nmYjAQAAIAAJ|year=1994|publisher=Brassey's|isbn=978-0-02-881096-6|page=418}}</ref> in Saxony &ndash; Swedish king [[Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden|Gustavus II Adolphus]] leads an assault on [[Wallenstein]]'s army, but is killed early in the battle, despite which the Swedish commanders manage to rally the army and eventually defeat Wallenstein, who withdraws from [[Saxony]]. Following the death of Gustavus Adolphus, he is succeeded as ruler of Sweden by his six-year-old daughter [[Christina of Sweden|Christina]], while five regents (headed by [[Axel Oxenstierna]]) govern the country. On November 17, [[Gottfried zu Pappenheim]], [[Field Marshal]] of the [[Holy Roman Empire]], dies from wounds sustained in the battle.
* [[December 6]] &ndash; Indians wipe out a new Dutch settlement of Swanadael in [[New Netherland]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Clifton|last=Daniel|title=Chronicle of America|publisher=Chronicle publication|year=1989|page=59|isbn=0-13-133745-9}}</ref>

=== Date unknown ===
* [[Antigua and Barbuda]] is first colonized by England.
* The Portuguese are driven out of [[Bengal]].
* [[Monarch|King]] [[Władysław IV Vasa]] of Poland forbids [[Antisemitism|anti-Semitic]] books and printings.
* The rural parish of [[Loppi]] was founded.<ref>[https://loppi.fi/loppi-info/ Loppi-info] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902155003/https://loppi.fi/loppi-info/ |date=September 2, 2021 }} (in Finnish)</ref>
* Construction of the [[Taj Mahal]] begins.
* [[Catharina Stopia]] succeeds her spouse as [[Sweden]]'s ambassador to Russia, becoming perhaps the first female diplomat in Europe.<ref>Liljedahl, Otto Ragnar (1935). Sveriges första kvinnliga diplomat.: Egenten Johan Möllers maka Catharina Stopia. ut: Personhistorisk tidskrift 1934. Stockholm. Libris 2776256.</ref>
* Approximate date &ndash; Last inhabitants leave the original city of [[Reimerswaal (city)|Reimerswaal]] in [[Zeeland]].</onlyinclude>