1629
| Years: 1626 1627 1628 – 1629 – 1630 1631 1632 | |
| Decades: 1590s 1600s 1610s – 1620s – 1630s 1640s 1650s | |
| Centuries: 16th century – 17th century – 18th century 1629 in topic: | |
Events
- March 4 – Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter.
- June 4: The VOC ship Batavia runs aground west of Australia.
- March 10 – Charles I of England dissolves Parliament starting the Eleven Years Tyranny in which there was no parliament.
- End of the reign of Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan
- Empress Meisho ascends to the throne of Japan
Births
- March 9 – Tsar Aleksey I of Russia (d. 1676)
- April 14 – Christiaan Huygens, Dutch scientist (d. 1695)
- August 17 – John III Sobieski, King of Poland (d. 1696)
- Roderick O Flaherty, Irish chieftan and historian (d. 1718)
Deaths
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