1626 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1626?
- February 27, 1626 – Yuan Chonghuan is appointed Governor of Liaodong, after he led the Chinese into a great victory against the Manchurians under Nurhaci.
- May 4, 1626 – Dutch explorer Peter Minuit arrives in New Netherland (present day Manhattan Island) aboard the See Meeuw.
- May 24, 1626 – Peter Minuit buys Manhattan.
- November 18, 1626 – St. Peter’s Basilica is consecrated.
Who Were Born In The Year 1626?
- January 16, 1626 – Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699)
- February 5, 1626 – Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)
- March 12, 1626 – John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)
- May 12, 1626 – Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705)
- May 27, 1626 – William II, Prince of Orange (d. 1650)
- August 1, 1626 – Sabbatai Zevi, Montenegrin rabbi, kabbalist, and founder of the Jewish Sabbatean movement (d. 1676)
- October 4, 1626 – Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland (d. 1712)
- December 8, 1626 – Queen Christina of Sweden (d. 1689)
- December 20, 1626 – Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)
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