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1626 Historical Event(s)
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 On 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)