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=== April–June === * [[April 15]] – [[Thirty Years' War]]: [[Battle of Rain]] – [[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]] – [[Thirty Years' War]]: [[Munich]], capital of [[Bavaria]], is captured by the Swedish army. * [[June 15]] – [[Sir]] [[Francis Windebank]] is made chief [[Secretary of State (England)|Secretary of State]] in England. * [[June 17]] – [[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]] – [[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]] – 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]] – [[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]].
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