2 – Thirty Years' War – Battle of Wolgast: Wallenstein defeats Christian IV of Denmark's army. September 6 – Puritans settle Salem, which will later become part of Massachusetts Bay Colony. September 7–8 – Eighty Years' War – Battle in the Bay of Matanzas: Dutch admiral Piet Hein captures 16 ships of the Spanish treasure fleet. The immense booty taken brings in over 11 million guilders, part of which is used to fund the entire army of the Dutch Republic for eight months. September 8– In a persecution of Christians in Japan, 21 Christian converts are executed on the same day. October–December October 22 – Abaza Mehmed Pasha surrenders to Ottoman forces, ending the Abaza rebellion. October 28 – The siege of La Rochelle ends with the surrender of the Huguenots. November 29 – English Army Lieutenant John Felton, who stabbed the Duke of Buckingham to death on August 23, is hanged at Tyburn prison, becoming a beloved martyr in his hometown of Portsmouth. December 3 – The attempt by the Mataram Sultanate to drive the Dutch East India Company from the western part of the island of Java fails after 103 days. December 11 – Muhammad Imaduddin I becomes the Sultan of Maldives and reigns for the next 29 years. December 12 – At the age of 15, Chetthathirat is crowned as the new King of Thailand upon the death of his father, Intharacha III. Prince Chetthathirat takes the regnal name of Borommaracha II and is killed less than a year later. December 16 – In the Joseon Kingdom of Korea, O Yun-gyeom becomes the new Yeonguijeong (Chief of the State Council, similar to Prime Minister) during the reign of King Injo. Date unknown The War of the Mantuan Succession breaks out over Mantua and Montferrat. The war is fought between the Duke of Savoy, who is supported by Spain, and the Duke of Nevers, who is supported by France. William Harvey publishes Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus in Frankfurt, containing his findings about blood circulation. Publication of Sir Edward Coke's Institutes of the Lawes of England begins with A Commentary upon Littleton. This will remain an influential legal text on both sides of the Atlantic for three centuries. The Collegiate School, the oldest surviving educational institution in the United States, is established. The first black slaves arrive in Dutch Manhattan. Births January–March January 1