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   On this day in history john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter   

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

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

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 in the year 1626.   

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   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   Dutch exlorer Peter Minuit lands on what is now Manhattan Island in the year 1626.   

May 04   Indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth &buttons in the year 1626.   

May 04   On this day in history peter Minuit becomes director-general of New Netherlands   

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

May 06   On this day in history 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 in the year 1626.   

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

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

Jul 05   In the year 1626 stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle   

Jul 25   Geeraerdt Brandt, Dutch theologist/poet/historian in the year 1626.   

Jul 30   In the year 1626 earthquake hits Naples; 10,000 die   

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

Aug 12   In the year 1626 giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

Aug 14   Daniel Elsevier, book publisher/publisher in the year 1626.   

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

Sep 26   On this day in history 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   Richard Cromwell, lord protector of England (1658-59) on this day in history.   

Oct 05   In the year 1626 johann Schop, composer   

Oct 09   In the year 1626 john Ferrabosco, composer   

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

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 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   In the year 1626 birth of paul Hainlein, composer   

Apr 13   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of william V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548)   

Feb 11   Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552) died in the year 1626.   

Feb 20   On this day in history john Dowland, composer, dies   

Feb 28   In the year 1626 cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51   

Apr 09   Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, statesman, dies in the year 1626.