Historical Events In 1626

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter   

Feb 06   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1626 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 on this day in history.   

Apr 12   In the year 1626 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   Dutch exlorer Peter Minuit lands on what is now Manhattan Island in the year 1626.   

May 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history william II, prince of Orange/stadholder   

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 in the year 1626.   

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   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1626.   

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 in the year 1626.   

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

Feb 05   On this day in history birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)   

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   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   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 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 09   On this day in history francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, statesman, dies