1638: what happened around the world

In 1638, 42 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Wars of the Three Kingdoms, Capture of Baghdad (1638) and Battle of Rheinfelden among the best known. 87 more were already under way, such as Thirty Years' War and Eighty Years' War. 14 things were founded or built that year, from Schönbrunn Palace and Khanate of Kalat.

42events began
87already under way
14founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges34

Treaties, councils and politics3

Revolts, massacres and attacks2

Disasters2

Expeditions1

Already under way in 163887

Came to an end in 16384

Founded or built in 163814

Stories that pass through 1638

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began

Nearby years

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Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →