Historical Events In 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 25   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 20   On this day in history 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   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   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 in the year 1626.   

May 04   In the year 1626 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 05   In the year 1626 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   Earthquake hits Naples; 10,000 die in the year 1626.   

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

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 in the year 1626.   

Sep 26   Lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71 in the year 1626.   

Sep 30   In the year 1626 battle between king Bethlen Gabor & earl Mansfeld-Wallenstein ends   

Oct 04   In the year 1626 richard Cromwell, lord protector of England (1658-59)   

Oct 05   On this day in history johann Schop, composer   

Oct 09   John Ferrabosco, composer on this day in history.   

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Jan 16   On this day in history 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   In the year 1626 birth of john Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)   

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

Apr 12   On this day in history birth of paul Hainlein, composer   

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   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 in the year 1626.   

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

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

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