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Historical Events Happened In 1626

Sunday, 19 May 2013

Jan 01 Cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68 on this day in history.

Jan 21 John Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62 on this day in history.

Jan 25 On this day in history john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter

Feb 06 Huguenot rebels & French sign Peace of La Rochelle on this day in history.

Feb 06 Huguenot rebels & the French sign Peace of La Rochelle on this day in history.

Feb 20 John Dowland, composer, dies on this day in history.

Feb 27 Yuan Chonghuan is appointed Governor of Liaodong, after he led the Chinese into a great victory against the Manchurians under Nurhaci on this day in history.

Feb 28 On this day in history cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51

Apr 05 Jan van Kessel, Flemish painter on this day in history.

Apr 09 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, statesman, dies on this day in history.

Apr 12 Paul Hainlein, composer on this day in history.

Apr 13 On this day in history aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised

Apr 25 Battle at the Dessauer bridge: Monarch Albrecht von Wallenstein beats Earl of Mansfeld on this day in history.

May 04 Dutch exlorer Peter Minuit lands on what is now Manhattan Island on this day in history.

May 04 Indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth &buttons on this day in history.

May 04 On this day in history peter Minuit becomes director-general of New Netherlands

May 06 Dutch colonist Paul Minuit buys Manhattan for $24 in trinkets on this day in history.

May 06 Dutch colonist Peter Minuit buys Manhattan Island from local Indians for 60 guilders worth of trinkets on this day in history.

May 24 On this day in history peter Minuet buys Manhattan from Indians for trinkets, valued at $24

May 27 William II, prince of Orange/stadholder on this day in history.

Jun 15 King Charles I disbands English parliament on this day in history.

Jul 05 On this day in history battle at Lenz: Rebel Austrian Boers defeated

Jul 05 On this day in history stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle

Jul 25 Geeraerdt Brandt, Dutch theologist/poet/historian on this day in history.

Jul 30 On this day in history earthquake hits Naples; 10,000 die

Aug 01 On this day in history earl Earnest Casimir conquerors Oldenzaal

Aug 12 Giovanni Legrenzi, composer on this day in history.

Aug 14 Daniel Elsevier, book publisher/publisher on this day in history.

Aug 27 Battle at Lutter: Catholic League beats Danish king Christian IV on this day in history.

Sep 26 Lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71 on this day in history.

Sep 30 Battle between king Bethlen Gabor & earl Mansfeld-Wallenstein ends on this day in history.

Oct 04 Richard Cromwell, lord protector of England (1658-59) on this day in history.

Oct 05 On this day in history johann Schop, composer

Oct 09 On this day in history john Ferrabosco, composer

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Famous Birthdays In 1626

Famous People Born In This Year In History

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699)

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter

Feb 05 On this day in history birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)

Mar 12 John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.

Apr 05 Jan van Kessel, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.

Apr 12 Paul Hainlein, composer was born on this day in history.

Apr 13 Aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised was born on this day in history.

May 12 On this day in history birth of louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705)

Famous Deaths In 1626

Famous People Died In This Year In History

Jan 01 Cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68 on this day in history.

Jan 21 On this day in history john Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62

Jan 24 On this day in history death of samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580)

Feb 07 William V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548) died on this day in history.

Feb 11 Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552) died on this day in history.

Feb 20 On this day in history john Dowland, composer, dies

Feb 28 Cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51 on this day in history.

Apr 09 On this day in history francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, statesman, dies