Historical Events In 1626

Jan 01   In the year 1626 cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68  

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

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

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

Feb 06   Huguenot rebels & the French sign Peace of La Rochelle in the year 1626.  

Feb 20   John Dowland, composer, dies in the year 1626.  

Feb 27   Yuan Chonghuan is appointed Governor of Liaodong, after he led the Chinese into a great victory against the Manchurians under Nurhaci in the year 1626.  

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

Apr 05   In the year 1626 jan van Kessel, Flemish painter  

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

Apr 12   On this day in history paul Hainlein, composer  

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

Apr 25   Battle at the Dessauer bridge: Monarch Albrecht von Wallenstein beats Earl of Mansfeld in the year 1626.  

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

May 04   On this day in history indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth &buttons  

May 04   Peter Minuit becomes director-general of New Netherlands in the year 1626.  

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

May 06   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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   Battle at Lenz: Rebel Austrian Boers defeated on this day in history.  

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

Jul 25   On this day in history geeraerdt Brandt, Dutch theologist/poet/historian  

Jul 30   Earthquake hits Naples; 10,000 die on this day in history.  

Aug 01   Earl Earnest Casimir conquerors Oldenzaal in the year 1626.  

Aug 12   Giovanni Legrenzi, composer in the year 1626.  

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

Aug 27   On this day in history battle at Lutter: Catholic League beats Danish king Christian IV  

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

Oct 05   Johann Schop, composer in the year 1626.  

Oct 09   On this day in history john Ferrabosco, composer  

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

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 in the year 1626.  

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

Apr 05   In the year 1626 birth of jan van Kessel, Flemish painter  

Apr 12   In the year 1626 birth of paul Hainlein, composer  

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

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

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

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

Jan 24   In the year 1626 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 on this day in history.