Historical Events In 1626

Jan 01   Cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68 in the year 1626.  

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

Jan 25   John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter on this day in history.  

Feb 06   In the year 1626 huguenot rebels & French sign Peace of La Rochelle  

Feb 06   On this day in history huguenot rebels & the French sign Peace of La Rochelle  

Feb 20   In the year 1626 john Dowland, composer, dies  

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   In the year 1626 cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51  

Apr 05   Jan van Kessel, Flemish painter in the year 1626.  

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

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

Apr 13   In the year 1626 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   On this day in history dutch exlorer Peter Minuit lands on what is now Manhattan Island  

May 04   In the year 1626 indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth &buttons  

May 04   Peter Minuit becomes director-general of New Netherlands on this day in history.  

May 06   On this day in history dutch colonist Paul Minuit buys Manhattan for $24 in trinkets  

May 06   In the year 1626 dutch colonist Peter Minuit buys Manhattan Island from local Indians for 60 guilders worth of trinkets  

May 24   Peter Minuet buys Manhattan from Indians for trinkets, valued at $24 in the year 1626.  

May 27   William II, prince of Orange/stadholder in the year 1626.  

Jun 15   On this day in history king Charles I disbands English parliament  

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   In the year 1626 geeraerdt Brandt, Dutch theologist/poet/historian  

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

Aug 01   In the year 1626 earl Earnest Casimir conquerors Oldenzaal  

Aug 12   On this day in history giovanni Legrenzi, composer  

Aug 14   In the year 1626 daniel Elsevier, book publisher/publisher  

Aug 27   In the year 1626 battle at Lutter: Catholic League beats Danish king Christian IV  

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

Sep 30   On this day in history battle between king Bethlen Gabor & earl Mansfeld-Wallenstein ends  

Oct 04   Richard Cromwell, lord protector of England (1658-59) in the year 1626.  

Oct 05   Johann Schop, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 09   In the year 1626 john Ferrabosco, composer  

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Jan 16   In the year 1626 birth of lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699)  

Jan 25   John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter was born in the year 1626.  

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 in the year 1626.  

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

Apr 13   Aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised was born in the year 1626.  

May 12   In the year 1626 birth of louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705)  

Jan 01   Cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68 in the year 1626.  

Jan 21   John Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62 in the year 1626.  

Jan 24   Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580) died in the year 1626.  

Feb 07   On this day in history death of william V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548)  

Feb 11   Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552) died in the year 1626.  

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

Feb 28   In the year 1626 cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51  

Apr 09   Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, statesman, dies in the year 1626.