Historical Events In 1626

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feb 28   Cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51 in the year 1626.   

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

Apr 09   In the year 1626 francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, statesman, dies   

Apr 12   On this day in history paul Hainlein, composer   

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

Apr 25   On this day in history battle at the Dessauer bridge: Monarch Albrecht von Wallenstein beats Earl of Mansfeld   

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

May 04   Indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth &buttons in the year 1626.   

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

May 24   In the year 1626 peter Minuet buys Manhattan from Indians for trinkets, valued at $24   

May 27   On this day in history william II, prince of Orange/stadholder   

Jun 15   In the year 1626 king Charles I disbands English parliament   

Jul 05   Battle at Lenz: Rebel Austrian Boers defeated in the year 1626.   

Jul 05   Stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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

Jul 30   In the year 1626 earthquake hits Naples; 10,000 die   

Aug 01   Earl Earnest Casimir conquerors Oldenzaal on this day in history.   

Aug 12   In the year 1626 giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

Aug 14   On this day in history daniel Elsevier, book publisher/publisher   

Aug 27   Battle at Lutter: Catholic League beats Danish king Christian IV in the year 1626.   

Sep 26   On this day in history lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71   

Sep 30   Battle between king Bethlen Gabor & earl Mansfeld-Wallenstein ends in the year 1626.   

Oct 04   On this day in history richard Cromwell, lord protector of England (1658-59)   

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   Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1626 birth of john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter   

Feb 05   Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 12   John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697) was born in the year 1626.   

Apr 05   On this day in history birth of jan van Kessel, Flemish painter   

Apr 12   Paul Hainlein, composer was born in the year 1626.   

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

May 12   Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born in the year 1626.   

Jan 01   On this day in history cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68   

Jan 21   In the year 1626 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   In the year 1626 death of william V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548)   

Feb 11   On this day in history death of pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552)   

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

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

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