Historical Events In 1626

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 25   In the year 1626 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 in the year 1626.  

Feb 20   In the year 1626 john Dowland, composer, dies  

Feb 27   On this day in history yuan Chonghuan is appointed Governor of Liaodong, after he led the Chinese into a great victory against the Manchurians under Nurhaci.  

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

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

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   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   In the year 1626 dutch exlorer Peter Minuit lands on what is now Manhattan Island  

May 04   On this day in history indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth &buttons  

May 04   Peter Minuit becomes director-general of New Netherlands on this day in history.  

May 06   Dutch colonist Paul Minuit buys Manhattan for $24 in trinkets on this day in history.  

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

Jun 15   In the year 1626 king Charles I disbands English parliament  

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   On this day in history geeraerdt Brandt, Dutch theologist/poet/historian  

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

Aug 01   In the year 1626 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   On this day in history 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   Battle between king Bethlen Gabor & earl Mansfeld-Wallenstein ends in the year 1626.  

Oct 04   In the year 1626 richard Cromwell, lord protector of England (1658-59)  

Oct 05   Johann Schop, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 09   John Ferrabosco, composer in the year 1626.  

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

Jan 25   In the year 1626 birth of john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter  

Feb 05   In the year 1626 birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 13   Aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 21   In the year 1626 john Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62  

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

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

Feb 28   Cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51 on this day in history.  

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