Historical Events In 1626

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

Jan 21   On this day in history john Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62  

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   John Dowland, composer, dies in the year 1626.  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 05   On this day in history jan van Kessel, Flemish painter  

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   On this day in history aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised  

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

May 04   On this day in history 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 in the year 1626.  

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 on this day in history.  

May 24   Peter Minuet buys Manhattan from Indians for trinkets, valued at $24 in the year 1626.  

May 27   William II, prince of Orange/stadholder on this day in history.  

Jun 15   King Charles I disbands English parliament in the year 1626.  

Jul 05   In the year 1626 battle at Lenz: Rebel Austrian Boers defeated  

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

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

Jul 30   Earthquake hits Naples; 10,000 die on this day in history.  

Aug 01   Earl Earnest Casimir conquerors Oldenzaal on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1626 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   On this day in history richard Cromwell, lord protector of England (1658-59)  

Oct 05   Johann Schop, composer in the year 1626.  

Oct 09   In the year 1626 john Ferrabosco, composer  

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Jan 16   Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 12   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 07   In the year 1626 death of william V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548)  

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

Feb 20   John Dowland, composer, dies in the year 1626.  

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