Historical Events In 1626

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 on this day in history.   

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   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   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   On this day in history 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   Dutch exlorer Peter Minuit lands on what is now Manhattan Island in the year 1626.   

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   In the year 1626 dutch colonist Paul Minuit buys Manhattan for $24 in trinkets   

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

May 24   Peter Minuet buys Manhattan from Indians for trinkets, valued at $24 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 25   Geeraerdt Brandt, Dutch theologist/poet/historian in the year 1626.   

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

Aug 01   In the year 1626 earl Earnest Casimir conquerors Oldenzaal   

Aug 12   In the year 1626 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   On this day in history lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71   

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   In the year 1626 johann Schop, composer   

Oct 09   In the year 1626 john Ferrabosco, composer   

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Jan 16   Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699) was born in the year 1626.   

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   In the year 1626 birth of john Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)   

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

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   In the year 1626 death of samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580)   

Feb 07   William V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548) died in the year 1626.   

Feb 11   In the year 1626 death of pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552)   

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

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

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