Explore 71 historical events from 1620–1629.
Christian the Younger of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, known as der tolle Halberstädter, was a German Protestant military leader during the early years of the Thirty Years' War. Christia…
Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel, German Protestant military leader (born 1599)
This is a list of directors, appointed by the Dutch West India Company, of the 17th century Dutch province of New Netherland in North America. Only the last, Peter Stuyvesant, held…
Having been appointed the director-general of New Netherland, Peter Minuit arrived in Manhattan
Father Afonso Mendes was a Portuguese Jesuit theologian, and Patriarch of Ethiopia from 1622 to 1634. While E. A. Wallis Budge has expressed the commonly accepted opinion of this m…
Afonso Mendes, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Latin Patriarch of Ethiopia, arrives at Beilul from Goa
James VI and I (1566–1625), King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, died on 27 March 1625 at Theobalds, and was buried at Westminster Abbey on 7 May 1625.
State funeral of James VI and I (1566–1625) is held at Westminster Abbey
Charles I was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.
King Charles I of England marries Catholic princess Henrietta Maria of France and Navarre, at Canterbury
Giovanni Domenico Cassini was an Italian-French mathematician, astronomer, astrologer and engineer. Cassini was born in Perinaldo, near Imperia, at that time in the County of Nice,…
Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Italian-French mathematician and astronomer (died 1712)
The Spanish Empire, sometimes referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy or the Catholic Monarchy, was a colonial empire that existed between 1492 and 1976. In conjunction with the Portu…
A combined Spanish and Portuguese fleet of 52 ships commences the recapture of Bahia from the Dutch during the Dutch–Por
Sarah Rapelje was the first European Christian female, the "first white child" born in New Netherland.
Sarah Rapelje, the "first white child" of New Netherland (died 1685)
Samuel Chappuzeau was a French scholar, author, poet and playwright whose best-known work today is Le Théâtre François, a description of French theatre in the seventeenth century.
Samuel Chappuzeau, French scholar (died 1701)
Maurice of Orange was stadtholder of all the provinces of the Dutch Republic—except Friesland—from 1585 until his death. Prior to inheriting the title Prince of Orange from his eld…
Maurice, Prince of Orange (born 1567)
Honoré d'Urfé, marquis de Valromey, comte de Châteauneuf was a French novelist and miscellaneous writer.
Honoré d'Urfé, French author and poet (born 1568)
Orlando Gibbons was an English composer and keyboard player who was one of the last masters of the English Virginalist School and English Madrigal School. The best known member of …
Orlando Gibbons, English organist and composer (born 1583)
The Dutch–Portuguese War was a global armed conflict involving Dutch forces, in the form of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), the Dutch West India Company, and their allies, agai…
Dutch–Portuguese War: Portuguese and Spanish forces recaptured the Brazilian city of Bahia, which had previously been ca
The Treaty of Compiègne, signed on 10 June 1624, was a mutual defence alliance between the Kingdom of France and the Dutch Republic, for an initial period of three years.
Signing of the Treaty of Compiègne between France and the Netherlands
Hiob or Job Ludolf, also known as Job Leutholf, was a German orientalist, born at Erfurt. Edward Ullendorff rates Ludolf as having "the most illustrious name in Ethiopic scholarshi…
Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist and philologist (died 1704)
Diego Ramírez de Arellano was a Spanish sailor and cosmographer. He achieved fame for piloting the Garcia de Nodal expedition to the region of the Strait of Magellan. The expeditio…
Diego Ramírez de Arellano, Spanish sailor and cosmographer (born c
The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldie…
Thirty Years' War: France and the Dutch Republic concluded the Treaty of Compiègne, a mutual defence alliance
Wilhelmus Hendricksen Beekman – also known as William Beekman and Willem Beekman – was a Dutch emigrant who came to New Amsterdam from the Netherlands on May 27, 1647 in the same v…
Wilhelmus Beekman, Dutch politician (died 1707)
Francis-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval, commonly referred to as François de Laval, was considered the founder of the Catholic faith in New France. He was a French Catholic prelate who…
François de Laval, French-Canadian bishop and saint (died 1708)
John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, PC, was an English nobleman from the Egerton family.
John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (died 1686)
Sir William Petty was an English economist, physician, scientist and philosopher. He first became prominent serving Oliver Cromwell and the Commonwealth in Ireland. He developed ef…
William Petty, English economist and philosopher (died 1687)
Cornelis de Witt was a Dutch States Navy officer and statesman. During the First Stadtholderless Period, De Witt was an influential member of the Dutch States Party, and was oppose…
Cornelis de Witt, Dutch politician (died 1672)
Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer.
Blaise Pascal, French mathematician and physicist (died 1662)
Mariam-uz-Zamani, commonly known by the misnomer Jodha Bai, was the chief consort, principal wife and the favourite wife of the third Mughal emperor, Akbar. She was also the longes…
Mariam-uz-Zamani, Empress of the Mughal Empire (born 1542)