Important Historical Events of the year 1637, Year 1637 in History

List of 1637 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1637

What happened in the year 1637?

Date Event
February 15, 1637 Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
February 18, 1637 Eighty Years' War: Off the coast of Cornwall, England, a Spanish fleet intercepts an important Anglo-Dutch merchant convoy of 44 vessels escorted by six warships, destroying or capturing 20 of them.
May 26, 1637 Pequot War: A combined English and Mohegan force under John Mason attacks a village in Connecticut, massacring approximately 500 Pequots.