1631
Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century
Decades: 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s - 1630s - 1640s - 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s
Years: 1626 1627 1628 1629 1630 - 1631 - 1632 1633 1634 1635 1636
Events:
- February 5 - Roger Williams emigrates to Boston
- May 10 - During the Thirty Years' War imperial troops storm the German city of Magdeburg and commit a massacre. About 20,000 inhabitants are killed.
- May 18 - In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts.
- Moses Amyraut's Traite des Religions is published.
- Algerine pirates sack Baltimore, Ireland
- John Donne, English poet and writer.
- Isaac du Ryer, French poet (date approximate).
