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=== July–September === * [[July 9]] – Prince [[Minyedeippa]] assassinates his father, [[Anaukpetlun]], [[List of Burmese monarchs|King of Burma]] and takes over the throne upon the death of his father. Minyedeippa is arrested by the palace guards a year later and turned over to Anaukpetlun's brother, Thalun, for execution. * [[August 4]] – [[Thirty Years' War]]: With the help of Danish and Swedish reinforcements, [[Stralsund]] is able to resist Wallenstein's [[Siege of Stralsund (1628)|siege]] until the landing of a Danish army, led by [[Christian IV of Denmark]], forces Wallenstein to raise the siege, and move his army to confront the new threat. * [[August 10]] – The Swedish 64-gun sailing ship ''[[Vasa (ship)|Vasa]]'' sinks 20 minutes into her maiden voyage, in [[Stockholm]] Harbor. * [[August 22]] – [[Sultan Agung of Mataram]] (located on the island of [[Java]] sends a fleet of ships to [[Siege of Batavia|besiege the Dutch fort at Batavia]] (now Jakarta, Indonesia). The siege fails after four months. * [[August 23]] – English courtier [[George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham|George Villiers]], the first [[Duke of Buckingham]], is assassinated by [[John Felton (assassin)|John Felton]]. * [[September 2]] – [[Thirty Years' War]] – [[Battle of Wolgast]]: [[Albrecht von Wallenstein|Wallenstein]] defeats [[Christian IV of Denmark]]'s army. * [[September 6]] – [[Puritans]] settle [[Salem, Massachusetts|Salem]], which will later become part of [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Mortimer Jerome Adler|title=Webster's Guide to American History: A Chronological, Geographical, and Biographical Survey and Compendium|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MVU6DS6Re8gC&pg=PA11|year=1971|publisher=Merriam-Webster|isbn=978-0-87779-081-5|pages=11|language=en}}</ref> * [[September 7]]–[[September 8|8]] – [[Eighty Years' War]] – [[Battle in the Bay of Matanzas]]: Dutch admiral [[Piet Pieterszoon Hein|Piet Hein]] captures 16 ships of the [[Spanish treasure fleet]]. The immense [[Treasure|booty]] taken brings in over 11 million [[guilder]]s, part of which is used to fund the entire army of the [[Dutch Republic]] for eight months. * [[September 8]] – In a persecution of Christians in Japan, [[205 Martyrs of Japan|21 Christian converts are executed]] on the same day.
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