Jump to: navigation, search Events August 6 - Pope Urban VIII is elected to the Papacy. ... Events January 24 - Alfonso Mendez, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa. ... Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... Events A Dutch ship makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia. ... Events March 1 - writs were issued in February 1628 by Charles I of England that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date. ... Events March 4 - Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events 1590 March 14 - Battle of Ivry - Henry IV of France again defeats the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne. ... Jump to: navigation, search Categories: 1600s ... Jump to: navigation, search Events and Trends Start of the Golden Age of the Netherlands. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events and Trends Permanent Dutch settlement of New York Bay and the Hudson River. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events and Trends Thirty Years War in full swing in Europe September 8, 1636 - A vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes Harvard College as the first college founded in the Americas. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events and Trends The personal union of the crowns of Spain and Portugal ends due to a revolution in the latter (1640). ... Jump to: navigation, search Significant Events and Trends World Leaders King Frederick III of Denmark (1648 - 1670). ... Jump to: navigation, search These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... The year 1626 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. ... 1625 state leaders - Events of 1626 - 1627 state leaders - State leaders by year See also: List of religious leaders in 1626 List of international organization leaders in 1626 List of colonial governors in 1626 Asia China (Ming Dynasty) - Tianqi, Emperor of China (1620-1627) Japan Monarch - Go-Mizunoo, Emperor of... (Redirected from 1626 in literature) See also: 16th century in literature, other events of the 17th century, 1700 in literature, list of years in literature. ...

Events

• September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji.
• Spanish establish a trading colony on Taiwan.
• Peter Minuit, director of the New Netherland colony, begins a policy of "purchasing" Manhattan from the Lenape.
• Work begins on building the sailing ship Vasa.
• The Duchy of Urbino is incorporated into the Papal States.
• The English Parliament impeach George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, favorite of Charles I of England.
• Charles I dissolves Parliament.
• The Dutch settle Manhattan, founding the town of New Amsterdam. The town would transform into a piece of what is now New York City.
• In New England, the Town (later City) of Salem, Massachusetts is founded at Naumkeag

Jump to: navigation, search September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 92 days remaining. ... Also known as Emperor Tai Zu, Nurhaci or Nurgaci (Chinese: 努爾哈赤) (1559-September 30, 1626; r. ... The Jurchens (Chinese: 女真, pinyin: nǚzhēn) were a Tungus people who inhabited parts of Manchuria and northern Korea until the seventeenth century, when they became the Manchus. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: 清朝; pinyin: qīng cháo; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories... Hong Taiji, Emperor of Manchuria, Grand Khan of the Mongols, King of Korea (Chinese: 皇太極 huáng tài jí; also known as 洪太極 hóng tài jí or 黃台吉 huáng tái jí; sometimes referred to as Abahai), (1592-1643), was Emperor of Manchuria first of the Later Jin dynasty... Peter Minuit (1580 - 1638), born in Wesel, Duchy of Cleves (present-day Germany), was the Director General of the Dutch colony of New Netherland from 1626 until 1633. ... New Netherland (Dutch: Nieuw-Nederland, Latin: Nova Belgica or Novum Belgium) was the territory claimed by the United Provinces (the Netherlands) on the eastern coast of North America in the 17th century. ... Jump to: navigation, search Manhattan Borough,highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Lenape or Lenni-Lenape (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans) were, in the 1600s, loosely organized bands of Native American people practicing small-scale agriculture to augment a largely mobile hunter-gatherer society in the region around the Delaware River, the lower Hudson River, and... Vasa from the side Vasa (also Regalskeppet Wasa, or Wasa, of 64 guns) is a famous warship built for King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden of the House of Vasa, between the years 1626 and 1628. ... Panorama of Urbino with the cathedral and the palazzo ducale Urbino is a city in the Marche in Italy, southwest of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site with a great cultural history during the Renaissance as the seat of Federico da Montefeltro. ... The Papal States (Gli Stati della Chiesa or Stati Pontificii, States of the Church) was one of the major historical states of Italy before the boot-shaped peninsula was unified under the Piedmontese crown of Savoy (later a republic). ... An aerial view of Parliament of India at New Delhi. ... George Villiers (August 28, 1592 - August 23, 1628) was the 1st Duke of Buckingham of the second creation (1623) of that title and a favourite of King James I of England and then of Charles I. He was born in Brooksby, Leicestershire, the son of the minor noble Sir George... Jump to: navigation, search Charles I (19 November 1600–30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625, until his execution. ... Jump to: navigation, search Charles I (19 November 1600–30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625, until his execution. ... Jump to: navigation, search Manhattan Borough,highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Dutch Revival buildings from the early 20th century on Pearl Street in lower Manhattan recall the Dutch origins of the city. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... Jump to: navigation, search Seal of Salem, MA Salem is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ... Naumkeag is a 44 room, shingle-style country house in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in the Berkshires. ...

Births

• January 16 - Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699)
• February 5 - Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French writer (d. 1696)
• March 12 - John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)
• May 12 - Louis Hennepin, Flemish Catholic missionary in North America
• May 27 - William II, Prince of Orange (d. 1650)
• August 12 - Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer (d. 1690)
• October 4 - Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland (d. 1712)
• December 18 - Queen Christina of Sweden (d. 1689)
• December 20 - Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)

Jump to: navigation, search January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Lucas Achtschellinck (baptized 16 January 1626, Brussels - buried 12 May 1699, ibid. ... Events January 26 - Treaty of Karlowitz signed March 30 - the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh created the Khalsa. ... Jump to: navigation, search February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (February 5, 1626 – April 17, 1696), French letter-writer, was born at Paris. ... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... Jump to: navigation, search March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... John Aubrey (March 12, 1626 - June, 1697) was an English antiquary and writer, best known as the author of a work usually referred to as Brief Lives. ... Events September 20 - The Treaty of Ryswick December 2 – St Pauls Cathedral opened in London Peter the Great travels in Europe officially incognito as artilleryman Pjotr Mikhailov Use of palanquins increases in Europe Christopher Polhem starts Swedens first technical school. ... Jump to: navigation, search May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... Louis Hennepin, baptized Antoine, (12 May 1626 Ath, province of Hainaut, Belgium - 1705?) was a Catholic priest and missionary of the Franciscan Recollect order (French: Récollet) and a French explorer of the interior of North America. ... Jump to: navigation, search May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... William II, Prince of Orange (May 27, 1626 - November 6, 1650), stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (March 14, 1647 - November 6, 1650). ... // Events June 23 - Claimant King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland arrives in Scotland, the only of the three Kingdoms that has accepted him as ruler. ... Jump to: navigation, search August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Giovanni Legrenzi (1626-1690) was an Italian Baroque composer and organist. ... Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... Richard Cromwell (October 4, 1626- July 12, 1712) was the third son of Oliver Cromwell, and was Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland, for little over eight months, from September 3, 1658 until May 25, 1659. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Christina (Kristina) (December 18, 1626 – April 19, 1689), later known as Maria Christina Alexandra and sometimes Count Dohna, was Queen regnant of Sweden from 1632 to 1654. ... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Veit Ludwig von Seckendorf (December 20, 1626 - December 18, 1692), German statesman and scholar, was a member of a German noble family, which took its name from the village of Seckendorf between Nuremberg and Langenzenn. ... Events February 13 - Massacre of Glencoe March 1 - The Salem witch trials begin in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony with the charging of three women with witchcraft. ...

Deaths

• January 24 - Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580)
• February 7 - William V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548)
• February 11 - Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552)
• February 20 - John Dowland, English composer and lutenist (b. 1563)
• April 9 - Francis Bacon, English scientist and statesman (b. 1561)
• April 11 - Marin Getaldić, Croatian scientist (b. 1568)
• May 4 - Arthur Lake, Bishop of Bath and Wells, English bishop and Bible translator (b. 1569)
• May 17 - Juan Pujol, Catalan composer (b. 1570)
• July 13 - Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, English statesman (b. 1563)
• September 21 - François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (b. 1543)
• September 25 - Lancelot Andrewes, English scholar (b. 1555)
• September 26 - Wakisaka Yasuharu, Japanese warrior (b. 1554)
• September 30 - Nurhaci, Chinese chieftain (b. 1559)
• October 2 - Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar, Spanish diplomat (b. 1567)
• October 30 - Willebrord Snell, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (b. 1580)
• November 25 - Edward Alleyn, English actor (b. 1566)
• November 29 - Ernst, Graf von Mansfield, German soldier
• November 30 - Thomas Weelkes, English composer
• December 8 - John Davies, English poet (b. 1569)
• December 10 - Edmund Gunter, English mathematician (b. 1581)