New Amsterdam, later called New York, acquires the category of city.
In Gansu, province of China, an 8.0 magnitude earthquake kills 31,000 people.
In the Caribbean Sea, an English expedition sent by Oliver Cromwell attacks Santo Domingo and conquers the island of Jamaica from the Spaniards, this fact triggers the Anglo-Spanish War.
The Spanish troops of Juan José de Austria defeat the French of Henri de Turenne at the Battle of Valenciennes.
At the coast of Cádiz, the English navy's fleet Richard Stayner attacks the Spanish Indian fleet in the naval battle of Cádiz
William Harvey discovers the circulation of blood.
Battle of the Dunes, Spain loses the war with France.
Spain and France sign the Treaty of the Pyrenees.
Hennig Brand discovers phosphorus.
He marries Luis Antonio Navarro de los Arcos.
Creates one of his famous sculptures, the Virgin with the child.