1633
| Years: 1630 1631 1632 - 1633 - 1634 1635 1636 | |
| Decades: 1600s 1610s 1620s - 1630s - 1640s 1650s 1660s | |
| Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1633 in topic: | |
Events
- February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition.
- March 1 - Samuel de Champlain reclaims his role as commander of New France on behalf of Cardinal Richelieu.
- Galileo Galilei is forced to recant his heliocentric views. Eppur si muove.
- Foreign missionaries are expelled from Ethiopia by Negus Fasilidas.
Births
- February 23 - Samuel Pepys, English civil servant and diarist (d. 1703)
- April 20 - Emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654)
- October 14 - King James II of England and Ireland/King James VII of Scotland (d. 1701)
- Willem Drost, Dutch painter and printmaker (d. 1659)
Deaths
- March 1 - George Herbert, English poet and orator (b. 1593)
- August 5 - Archbishop George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1562)
- August 12 - Jacopo Peri, Italian composer (b. 1561)