Dutch Tulip Mania Peaks
1636
In the Netherlands, speculation in rare tulip bulbs reached surreal heights: a single Semper Augustus bulb changed hands for the price of an Amsterdam canal house. Taverns became trading floors; servants gambled in futures. By February 1637 the market collapsed overnight, ruining small speculators and seeding the first modern financial bubble story.
In context
Also in 1636 (4 other events on record)
- Hong Taiji Proclaims Qing Dynasty · East Asia · Politics
- Harvard College Founded · North America · Culture
- Roger Williams Founds Providence · North America · Religion
- Providence Plantations · North America · Politics
Before and after in Europe
Before and after in Politics
- Before: 1635: Sakoku Edicts Tighten
- After: 1639: Sakoku Completed
Era
Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.
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