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1622| 1606–1657 | Ottoman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, Hungary, Transylvania [treaties] | The 1606 peace treaties between the Habsburg and Ottoman empires lead to half a century of peace and stability in Hungary; no major campaigns are fought between the two, though frontier skirmishes and raids are endemic, and Transylvania develops into a rich regional power. | | 1607–1700 | North America, UK [food and drink] | Fruits introduced to the North American colonies from England include apples, which adapt well in New England, and peaches, which grow easily in Virginia and other warmer regions. Native vegetables like pumpkins, squash, and beans are favoured over European vegetables. | | 1622 | England [maths] | English mathematician William Oughtred invents an early form of circular slide rule, adapting the principle behind Scottish mathematician John Napier's ‘bones’. | | 15 January 1622 | France [births and deaths] | Molière (real name Jean-Baptiste Poquelin), French comic dramatist, whose best-known works include Le Tartuffe, ou l'imposteur/Tartuffe, or the Impostor (1664) and L'Avare/The Miser (1668), born in Paris, France (–1673). | | 18 October 1622 | France [treaties] | The Treaty of Montpellier ends the rebellion of the Huguenots (French Protestants). The 1598 Edict of Nantes is confirmed. The French towns of La Rochelle and Montauban are left under Huguenot control, but all political meetings are prohibited. |
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