Historical Events In 1626

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

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

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   In the year 1626 yuan Chonghuan is appointed Governor of Liaodong, after he led the Chinese into a great victory against the Manchurians under Nurhaci.   

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

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

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

Apr 12   On this day in history paul Hainlein, composer   

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

Apr 25   Battle at the Dessauer bridge: Monarch Albrecht von Wallenstein beats Earl of Mansfeld on this day in history.   

May 04   Dutch exlorer Peter Minuit lands on what is now Manhattan Island in the year 1626.   

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 in the year 1626.   

May 06   On this day in history 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 in the year 1626.   

May 27   In the year 1626 william II, prince of Orange/stadholder   

Jun 15   King Charles I disbands English parliament on this day in history.   

Jul 05   Battle at Lenz: Rebel Austrian Boers defeated on this day in history.   

Jul 05   Stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle in the year 1626.   

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

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

Aug 01   On this day in history earl Earnest Casimir conquerors Oldenzaal   

Aug 12   Giovanni Legrenzi, composer on this day in history.   

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

Aug 27   Battle at Lutter: Catholic League beats Danish king Christian IV on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1626 johann Schop, composer   

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

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

Jan 25   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1626.   

May 12   Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 21   On this day in history 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   Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552) died on this day in history.   

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