1630s

The 1630s was a decade that began on 1 January 1630 and ended on 31 December 1639.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	16th century – 17th century – 18th century
Decades:	1600s 1610s 1620s – 1630s – 1640s 1650s 1660s
Years:	1630 1631 1632 1633 1634 1635 1636 1637 1638 1639
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

Events and trends

• Thirty Years' War goes on in Europe.
• September 8, 1636 – Thanks to a vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Harvard College is the first college in the Americas.

World leaders

• King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway (1588–1648).
• King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (1625–1649).
• Hong Taiji, Emperor of the Qing.
• King Louis XIII of France (1610–1643).
• Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister of France (1624–1642).
• Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1620–1637).
• Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1637–1657).
• Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Overijssel and Gelderland (1625–1647).
• Pope Urban VIII (1623–1644).
• King Philip IV of Spain (1621–1665).
• King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1611–1632)
• Queen Christina of Sweden (1632–1654).