Historical Events In 1626

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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 in the year 1626.   

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

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   Paul Hainlein, composer on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

May 24   On this day in history 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   King Charles I disbands English parliament on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

Sep 26   Lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Sep 30   In the year 1626 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   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   John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter was born in the year 1626.   

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

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

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

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

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