WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO AUGUST 1639
Find out what all happened January to August 1639

Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers. (22. August 1639)

Imperial forces are defeated by the Swedes at the Battle of Chemnitz. The Swedish victory prolongs the Thirty Year's War and allows them to advance into Bohemia. (14. April 1639)

Harvard College is named after clergyman John Harvard. (13. March 1639)

The "Fundamental Orders", the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut. (14. January 1639)