1626

Centuries:	16th century - 17th century - 18th century
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Years:	1623 1624 1625 - 1626 - 1627 1628 1629

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Year 1626 (MDCXXVI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar).

[edit] Events of 1626

January 9 - Peter Minuit sails from Texel island for America's New Netherland colony, with 2 ships of Dutch emigrants.
February 2 - King Charles I of England is crowned, but without his wife, Henrietta Maria, who declines to participate in a non-Catholic ceremony.
February 6 - The Huguenot rebels and French government sign the Peace of La Rochelle.
April 25 - Battle at the Dessauer bridge: Monarch Albrecht von Wallenstein defeats Earl of Mansfeld.
May 4 - Peter Minuit becomes director-general of New Netherland for the Dutch West India Company.
May 24 - Peter Minuit buys Manhattan from Native American tribe (Lenape or Shinnecock or Canarsie) for trade goods, valued at 60 guilders ("$24").
June 15 - King Charles I of England disbands the English parliament.

July 30: Naples earthquake.

July 5 - Battle at Lenz: The rebel Austrian Boers are defeated.
July 30 - An earthquake strikes Naples: 10,000 die.
August 1 - Earl Earnest Casimir conquerors Oldenzaal.
August 27 - Battle of Lutter: The Catholic League defeats king Christian IV of Denmark.
September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji.
September 30 - The battle between king Bethlen Gabor and earl Mansfeld-Wallenstein ends.
November 6 - (O.S.) The ship Arms of Amsterdam arrives in Europe from New Netherland (left September 23) with the news: "They have purchased the Island Manhattes [Manhattan] from the Indians for the value of 60 guilders." (from P. Schagen letter dated November 7).
November 18 - The new St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican is consecrated, the anniversary of that of the previous church in 326.
December 1 - Pasha Muhammad ibn Farukh, tyrannical Governor of Jerusalem is forced out.
December 20 - Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor and Transylvanian monarch Bethlen Gabor sign the Peace of Pressburg.

Chinese forces under Yuan Chonghuan scores an overwhelming victory against Manchurian forces at the Battle of Ningyuan; Manchurians advance to China is halted, the Manchurian Emperor Nurhaci dies shortly after due to battle wounds.
Spanish establish a trading colony on Taiwan.
Peter Minuit, director of the New Netherland colony, begins a policy of "purchasing" Manhattan from the Lenape.
In Sweden, work begins on building the sailing ship Vasa.
The Duchy of Urbino is incorporated into the Papal States.
The English Parliament impeach George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, favorite of Charles I of England.
Charles I dissolves Parliament.
The Dutch settle Manhattan, founding the town of New Amsterdam. The town would transform into a piece of what is now New York City.
In New England, the Town (later City) of Salem, Massachusetts is founded at Naumkeag