May 19 France declares war on Spain

May 30 Emperor Ferdinand II & Saksen sign Peace of Prague

May 28 Zorilla's "El Desafio de Carlos V" premieres in Madrid

Jan 02 Cardinal Richelieu creates the Academie Francaise

Feb 13 The first public school in America opens in Boston, Massachusetts.

Feb 13 Oldest US public institution, Boston Latin School founded

Feb 10 Academie Francaise is founded in Paris by Cardinal Richelieu

Feb 10 Académie Française is founded in Paris (by Cardinal Richelieu)

Feb 13 America's first public school was established - the Boston Latin School

Apr 28 Virginia Gov John Harvey accused of treason & removed from office

Jun 28 French colony of Guadeloupe established in the Caribbean

Dec 25 Samuel de Champlain c1567-1635 dies at Quebec on Christmas Day, age 68, after stroke paralyzed him in October;

Oct 09 Roger Williams (no relation to the famous country singer some 300 years his junior), is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious views.

Oct 09 Religious dissident Roger Williams banished from Mass Bay Colony