What happened in 1624?

Siege of Breda

Wars & Conflicts · Breda

1624–1625 siege during the Eighty Years' War

Capture of Baghdad (1624)

Wars & Conflicts · Baghdad

Part of the Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639)

Battle of Martynów

Wars & Conflicts · Novii Martiniv

1624 battle

Battle of Shmankivtsi

Wars & Conflicts · Shmankivtsi

Safavid invasions of Basra

Wars & Conflicts · Basra

1624–1629 invasions

Battle of the Dalmatian Coast

Wars & Conflicts · Dalmatia

1624 naval battle

Battle of the Gulf of Tunis

Wars & Conflicts · Gulf of Tunis

1624 naval battle

Battle of Palermo

Wars & Conflicts · Palermo

1624 naval battle

Fort Orange

Wars & Conflicts

fort in New Netherland (now Albany, New York)

Dutch invasions of Brazil

Wars & Conflicts · Northeast Region

Dutch occupation of Brazil in the 17th century

Dutch expedition to Algiers

Wars & Conflicts · Algiers

1624 punitive expedition

Cossack raids on Istanbul

Wars & Conflicts · Constantinople

1624 campaigns against the city of Istanbul by Zaporozhian Cossacks

Treaty of Compiègne

Politics & Government · Compiègne

Peace treaty between France and the Low Counries, 1624

Simon Marius died

People · Ansbach

German astronomer (1573–1624)

Jacques l'Hermite died

People · Callao

Dutch admiral and explorer (1582-1624)

García de Silva Figueroa died

People · Atlantic Ocean

Spanish diplomat and traveller (1550-1624)

Cornelius Jacobsen May died

People · Hoorn

Dutch explorer and colonist (1580–1624)

Diego Ramírez de Arellano died

People · Seville

Spanish sailor and cosmographer

Marco Antonio de Dominis died

People · Rome

Croatian cleric and scientist

Giuseppe Biancani died

People · Parma

Italian mathematician and selenographer

João Baptista Lavanha died

People · Madrid

Portuguese mathematician and engineer

Clemens Timpler died

People · Steinfurt

German philosopher

Cort Aslakssøn died

People · Copenhagen

Astronomer

Thomas Edge died

People · London

British explorer

Jessé de Forest died

People · Avesnes-sur-Helpe

American colonist

Francesco Andreini died

People · Mantua

Italian actor (ca. 1548-1624)

Flaminio Scala died

People · Mantua

Italian playwright and stage actor

Costanzo Antegnati died

People · Brescia

Organist, organ builder, and composer (1549-1624)

Koxinga born

People · Hirado

Born in Hirado. 17th-century Chinese military leader and first King of Tungning.

Angelus Silesius born

People · Wrocław

Born in Wrocław. German writer.

Guarino Guarini born

People · Modena

Born in Modena. Italian mathematician and architect (1624-1683).

Arnold Geulincx born

People · Antwerp

Born in Antwerp. Flemish Cartesian philosopher.

George William of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle born

People · Herzberg am Harz

Born in Herzberg am Harz. Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg and Brunswick-Lüneberg (1624-1705).

Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French military leader and magnate.

Empress Meishō born

People · Kyoto

Born in Kyoto. Empress of Japan (1624-1696).

Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw died

People · Madrid

Died in Madrid. Austrian archduke (1590-1624).

John George of Brandenburg died

People · Levoča

Died in Levoča. Duke of Jägerndorf (1577–1624).

Royal and Pontifical Higher University of San Francisco Xavier of Chuquisaca

Science & Technology

Public university in Bolivia

Santuario della Madonna di Galloro

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Lazio, Italy

Church of Saint Anthony of the Germans

Religion & Belief Systems

Cultural property in Madrid, Spain

Convento de las Agustinas

Religion & Belief Systems

Cultural property in Pamplona, Spain

Temple protestant de La Rochelle

Religion & Belief Systems

Church located in Charente-Maritime, in France

Santa Catalina de Siena (Lima)

Religion & Belief Systems

cultural heritage site in Peru

collège des Jésuites d'Eu

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel located in Seine-Maritime, in France

Chapelle Sainte-Anne des Aravis

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel located in Haute-Savoie, in France

Daien-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Tokyo, Japan

Tennei-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems · Kakunodate

Buddhist temple in Kakunodate, Japan

Kaizen-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Tokyo, Japan

Genkaku-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Tokyo, Japan

Fumon-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Noda, Chiba

Hōjō-in Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Shibamata, Katsushika-ku

Madonna d’Ongero Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Carona

Church building in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland

1624 Fez earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Maroko

1624 Argenta earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics · Argenta

Church of St. Philip and St. Jacob, Vilnius

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Vilnius, Lithuania

Church of San Giovanni della Pigna

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Rome, Italy

Jigrashen Avetyats Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Tbilisi, Georgia

San Giovanni Battista

Architecture & Engineering

Church

San Giovanni Battista

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Chiavari, Italy

Fort Zeelandia

Architecture & Engineering

Former fort in Tainan

Ujazdów Castle

Architecture & Engineering

Polish palace

Kōfuku-ji Temple

Architecture & Engineering

Buddhist temple in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

Monument to Charles Borromeo

Architecture & Engineering

Church of the Assumption in Bialyničy

Architecture & Engineering

Saint John the Baptist church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Russia

Epiphany Cathedral of Bogoyavlensky Monastery

Architecture & Engineering · Epiphany Monastery

Church building

Ancienne Chapelle du Glacis

Architecture & Engineering

Reigan-ji Temple

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Tokyo, Japan

Rinshō-in Temple

Architecture & Engineering

Buddhist temple in Tokyo

Dutch Empire founded

Empires & Countries · The Hague

Dutch Empire was founded, with its capital at The Hague.

Jaffna kingdom dissolved

Empires & Countries · Nallur

Jaffna kingdom ceased to exist, having been centered at Nallur.

Nabhani dynasty dissolved

Empires & Countries

Nabhani dynasty ceased to exist.