Historical Events In 1626

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

Jan 21   On this day in history 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 in the year 1626.  

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

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   In the year 1626 jan van Kessel, Flemish painter  

Apr 09   In the year 1626 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 in the year 1626.  

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

May 04   In the year 1626 indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth &buttons  

May 04   In the year 1626 peter Minuit becomes director-general of New Netherlands  

May 06   Dutch colonist Paul Minuit buys Manhattan for $24 in trinkets in the year 1626.  

May 06   In the year 1626 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 in the year 1626.  

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

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

Jul 05   Battle at Lenz: Rebel Austrian Boers defeated in the year 1626.  

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   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   In the year 1626 giovanni Legrenzi, composer  

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

Sep 30   Battle between king Bethlen Gabor & earl Mansfeld-Wallenstein ends on this day in history.  

Oct 04   Richard Cromwell, lord protector of England (1658-59) on this day in history.  

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

Jan 25   John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1626 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 24   Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580) died in the year 1626.  

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   On this day in history john Dowland, composer, dies  

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

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