What happened in 1624?
38 recorded events in 1624, including 21 in people, 5 in wars & conflicts and 5 in architecture & engineering.
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Wars & Conflicts 5
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Siege of Breda
1624–1625 siege during the Eighty Years' War
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Capture of Baghdad (1624)
Part of the Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639)
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Battle of Martynów
1624 battle
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Battle of Shmankivtsi
Battle of Shmankivtsi (Wars & Conflicts).
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Safavid invasions of Basra
1624–1629 invasions
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Compiègne
Peace treaty between France and the Low Counries, 1624
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People 21
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Simon Marius died
German astronomer (1573–1624)
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Jacques l'Hermite died
Dutch admiral and explorer (1582-1624)
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García de Silva Figueroa died
Spanish diplomat and traveller (1550-1624)
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Cornelius Jacobsen May died
Dutch explorer and colonist (1580–1624)
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Diego Ramírez de Arellano died
Spanish sailor and cosmographer
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Marco Antonio de Dominis died
Croatian cleric and scientist
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Giuseppe Biancani died
Italian mathematician and selenographer
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João Baptista Lavanha died
Portuguese mathematician and engineer
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Clemens Timpler died
German philosopher
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Cort Aslakssøn died
Astronomer
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Thomas Edge died
British explorer
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Jessé de Forest died
American colonist
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Francesco Andreini died
Italian actor (ca. 1548-1624)
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Flaminio Scala died
Italian playwright and stage actor
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Costanzo Antegnati died
Organist, organ builder, and composer (1549-1624)
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Koxinga born
Born in Hirado. 17th-century Chinese military leader and first King of Tungning.
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Angelus Silesius born
Born in Wrocław. German writer.
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Guarino Guarini born
Born in Modena. Italian mathematician and architect (1624-1683).
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Arnold Geulincx born
Born in Antwerp. Flemish Cartesian philosopher.
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George William of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle born
Born in Herzberg am Harz. Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg and Brunswick-Lüneberg (1624-1705).
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Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours born
Born in Paris. French military leader and magnate.
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Science & Technology 1
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Royal and Pontifical Higher University of San Francisco Xavier of Chuquisaca
Public university in Bolivia
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Religion & Belief Systems 1
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Santuario della Madonna di Galloro
Church in Lazio, Italy
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1624 Fez earthquake
Earthquake in Maroko
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Architecture & Engineering 5
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Church of St. Philip and St. Jacob, Vilnius
Church building in Vilnius, Lithuania
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Church of San Giovanni della Pigna
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Jigrashen Avetyats Church
Church building in Tbilisi, Georgia
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San Giovanni Battista
Church
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San Giovanni Battista
Church building in Chiavari, Italy
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Empires & Countries 3
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Dutch Empire founded
Dutch Empire was founded, with its capital at The Hague.
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Jaffna kingdom dissolved
Jaffna kingdom ceased to exist, having been centered at Nallur.
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Nabhani dynasty dissolved
Nabhani dynasty ceased to exist.
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