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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 06   In the year 1626 huguenot rebels & French sign Peace of La Rochelle   

Feb 06   On this day in history huguenot rebels & the French sign Peace of La Rochelle   

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

Apr 12   In the year 1626 paul Hainlein, composer   

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

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   Indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth &buttons on this day in history.   

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

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   Peter Minuet buys Manhattan from Indians for trinkets, valued at $24 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 25   On this day in history 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   In the year 1626 daniel Elsevier, book publisher/publisher   

Aug 27   Battle at Lutter: Catholic League beats Danish king Christian IV in the year 1626.   

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

Sep 30   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 16   On this day in history 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   In the year 1626 birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)   

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   In the year 1626 birth of aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised   

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 in the year 1626.   

Feb 07   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1626.