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1628 Calendar
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1628 Historical Event(s)
- March 1, 1628 – Writs issued in February by Charles I of England mandate that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date.
- March 4, 1628 – The Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter.
- June 7, 1628 – The Petition of Right, a major English constitutional document, is granted the Royal Assent by Charles I and becomes law.
- August 10, 1628 – The Swedish warship ship sinks in the Stockholm harbour after only about 20 minutes of her maiden voyage.
- September 6, 1628 – Puritans settle Salem, which will later become part of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
- October 28, 1628 – The Siege of La Rochelle, which had lasted for 14 months, ends with the surrender of the Huguenots.
Who Were Born On 1628?
- January 8, 1628 – François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxembourg, French general (d. 1695)
- January 10, 1628 – George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English statesman (d. 1687)
- January 12, 1628 – Charles Perrault, French folklorist (d. 1703)
- March 10, 1628 – Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (d. 1694)
- March 17, 1628 – François Girardon, French sculptor (d. 1715)
- April 23, 1628 – Johann van Waveren Hudde, Dutch mathematician (d. 1704)
- May 17, 1628 – Archduke Ferdinand Charles of Austria, Regent of Tyrol (d. 1662)
- August 29, 1628 – John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman (d. 1701)
- November 28, 1628 – John Bunyan, English cleric and author (d. 1688)
- December 25, 1628 – Noël Coypel, French painter (d. 1707)