List of 1636 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1636
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| March 26, 1636 | Utrecht University is founded in the Netherlands. |
| April 30, 1636 | Eighty Years' War: Dutch Republic forces recapture a strategically important fort from Spain after a nine-month siege. |
| October 4, 1636 | Thirty Years' War: The Swedish Army defeats the armies of Saxony and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Wittstock. |
| October 28, 1636 | The Massachusetts Bay Colony votes to establish a theological college, which would later become Harvard University. |
| December 13, 1636 | The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians, a date now considered the founding of the National Guard of the United States. |