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1636| 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. | | 1636 | France [plays] | The tragedy Le Cid by the French dramatist Pierre Corneille is first performed, in Paris, France. It is published in the same year. | | c. 1636 | Spain [plays] | The tragi-comedy La vida es sueño/Life is a Dream by the Spanish dramatist Pedro Calderón de la Barca is first performed. It is one of the major works of Spanish drama. | | July 1636 | Spain, France, Bavaria, Germany, Holy Roman Empire [Thirty Years War (1618–48)] | Ferdinand, Cardinal-Infante of Spain, and his troops advance into Picardy, triggering a Spanish invasion of France. On 14 August he seizes Corbie, near Amiens. He is supported by Bavarian troops, under Johann von Werth, who advance to Compiègne. The progress of the allies creates panic in Paris, France, but the French army, commanded by King Louis XIII, successfully checks the invasion, retaking Corbie in November and forcing the Spanish troops to retreat from French soil. | | 4 October 1636 | Sweden, Holy Roman Empire, Saxony, Germany [Thirty Years War (1618–48)] | Swedish forces, under Marshal Johan Banér, defeat a combined imperial and Saxon force at the Battle of Wittstock. His success shatters the military power of the Saxons and marks a revival of Swedish power in the Thirty Years' War. | | 28 October 1636 | North America [universities and colleges] | A school intended as a training college for Puritan ministers is founded in New Towne (now Cambridge), Massachusetts, with Reverend Henry Dunster as its first president. A gift from the English-born American clergyman John Harvard allows it to remain in existence, and in 1639 the Massachusetts General Court issues a decree naming the school Harvard College. |
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