1631
Battle of Breitenfeld
Outside Leipzig, Gustavus Adolphus's reformed Swedish army, drawn up in shallow flexible lines, crushed Tilly's imperial veterans in the first major…
Mumtaz Mahal Dies
Shah Jahan's beloved wife Arjumand Banu Begum, the Mughal empress he called Mumtaz Mahal, died giving birth to their fourteenth child in a military camp…
Sack of Magdeburg
After a six-month siege, imperial Catholic troops under Tilly stormed the Protestant city of Magdeburg and unleashed a three-day massacre.
First Newspaper in France
The royal physician Theophraste Renaudot, with Richelieu's backing, began publishing La Gazette in Paris, a weekly four-page newsheet that mixed court…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1631?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1631. The most significant is Battle of Breitenfeld.
What era was 1631 part of?
1631 falls within the Renaissance (1501-1650). Reformation, conquest, and the world drawn whole.
Which regions saw notable events in 1631?
The events from 1631 span Europe and South Asia.