What happened in 1626?

Battle of Lutter

Wars & Conflicts · Lutter am Barenberge

1626 battle of the Thirty Years' War

Polish–Swedish War of 1626–1629

Wars & Conflicts · Baltic Sea

Fourth war between Sweden and Poland fought in the 17th century

Battle of Dessau Bridge

Wars & Conflicts · Dessau-Roßlau

1626 battle of the thirty years' war

Battle of Wallhof

Wars & Conflicts · Valle

1626 battle

Battle of Ningyuan

Wars & Conflicts · Xingcheng

1626 battle

Battle of Gniew

Wars & Conflicts · Gniew

Battle of the 1626 Polish-Swedish war

Battle of Bila Tserkva (1626)

Wars & Conflicts · Bila Tserkva

Siege of Oldenzaal

Wars & Conflicts · Oldenzaal

1626 siege during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War

Battle of Bazaleti

Wars & Conflicts · Bazaleti Lake

1626 battle in Georgia

Battle of Selburg

Wars & Conflicts · Sēlpils Castle

1626 battle of the Polish–Swedish War

Battle of Wenden

Wars & Conflicts · Cēsis

1626 battle

Battle of Poti

Wars & Conflicts · Poti

1626 battle

Kalinago genocide of 1626

Wars & Conflicts · Saint Kitts

Genocidal massacre

Treaty of Paris

Politics & Government · Paris

1626 treaty

Treaty of Monçon

Politics & Government · Monzón

1626 treaty ending the Valtellina War

peace of Pressburg

Politics & Government · Bratislava

Between Gabriel Bethlen of Transylvania, the leader of an uprising against the Habsburg Monarchy, and Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor

Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel died

People · Brunswick

Duchess consort of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1573-1626)

Willebrord Snellius died

People · Leiden

Dutch astronomer and mathematician

Juan de Oñate died

People · Spain

Spanish Conquistador, explorer, and colonial governor

Pietro Cataldi died

People · Bologna

Italian mathematician (1552–1626)

Edmund Gunter died

People · London

British mathematician

Marin Getaldić died

People · Dubrovnik

Croatian mathematician and physicist

Jerome Horsey died

People · Buckinghamshire

English politician and explorer

Salomon de Caus died

People · Paris

French engineer (1576–1626)

Wenceslas Pantaleon Kirwitzer died

People · Macau

Czech astronomist

Filippo Ferrari died

People · Milan

Italian cleric-scientist

Baldassarre Capra died

People · Milan

Italian scientist

Martin Pring died

People · Bristol

English explorer

Edward Alleyn died

People · London

English actor (1566–1626)

Johannes Bach died

People · Günthersleben-Wechmar

German alta capella musician

Andrés de Claramonte died

People · Murcia

Spanish playwright

Christina of Sweden born

People · Stockholm

Born in Stockholm. Queen of Sweden, ruled from 1632 until abdication in 1654 (1626–1689).

Madame de Sévigné born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French noble and epistolarian writer (1626–1696).

Richard Cromwell born

People · Huntingdon

Born in Huntingdon. English politician and Lord Protector (1626–1712).

Francesco Redi born

People · Arezzo

Born in Arezzo. Italian entomologist and poet.

John Aubrey born

People · Malmesbury

Born in Malmesbury. English writer and antiquarian (1626-1697).

Nurhaci died

People · Xingcheng

Died in Xingcheng. Jurchen chieftain of Later Jin, founder of Qing Dynasty (1559 - 1626).

Garcia I of Kongo died

People · Soyo

Died in Soyo. Mwene Kongo.

Hortus Haren

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in Groningen

Spanish expedition to Formosa

Exploration & Discovery · Keelung

1626 military expedition

Upper Austrian peasant war of 1626

Religion & Belief Systems · Upper Austria

Military conflict

Synagogue in Przeworsk

Religion & Belief Systems

Church of Saint Theodore Studite at Nikitskie Gates

Religion & Belief Systems

Eastern Orthodox church building in Presnensky District, Russia

Cimitero Ebraico

Religion & Belief Systems

Cemetery or Graveyard in Ferrara (FE)

Capuchin monastery of Tervuren

Religion & Belief Systems

Ermita del Loreto and Calvary in Benassal

Religion & Belief Systems

Couvent des Feuillantines (Paris)

Religion & Belief Systems

Convent located in Paris, in France

St. Sebastian

Religion & Belief Systems

Cemetery church in Kelheim, Germany

Ilmāja Lutheran church

Religion & Belief Systems

Latvian cultural monument No. 6435

Bildstock

Religion & Belief Systems

Cultural heritage monument D-6-76-122-26 (0) in Erlenbach am Main, Bavaria

Hōren-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Edogawa-ku, Tokyo

Tōsei-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Sumida-ku, Tokyo

Chūkō-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Ikenohata, Taitō-ku

Ichigyō-in Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo

Wanggongchang Explosion

Disasters & Pandemics

Explosion disaster in a gunpowder factory in Beijing

1626 Lingqiu earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics · Lingqiu County

1626 earthquake in China

1626 Naples earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

1626 Girifalco earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Loreta

Architecture & Engineering

Church

Madonna Assunta

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Palermo, Italy

St. Mary's Abbey, Fulda

Architecture & Engineering

Benedictine nunnery in Fulda, Hesse, Germany

San Giuseppe

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Parma, Italy

San Luca

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Genoa, Italy

Craigievar Castle

Architecture & Engineering · Alford

Castle and museum in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

Fort San Salvador

Architecture & Engineering

Monument of the Four Moors

Architecture & Engineering

Monument

Aldourie Castle

Architecture & Engineering · Dores

19th-century mansion incorporating a 1626 castle, by Loch Ness, Highland, Scotland, UK

Convento de las Agustinas

Architecture & Engineering

Cultural property in Pamplona, Spain

Datia State founded

Empires & Countries · Datia

Datia State was founded, with its capital at Datia.