Sixteen rabbis, including Isaiah Horowitz, are imprisoned in Jerusalem
Sixteen rabbis, including Isaiah Horowitz, are imprisoned in Jerusalem
Sixteen rabbis, including Isaiah Horowitz, are imprisoned in Jerusalem
Events Before
The first submarine is publicly tested in London on the Thames for King James I
The first submarine is publicly tested in London on the Thames for King James I
Sir Thomas Warner founds the first English colony in the Caribbean, on Saint Kitts.
Sir Thomas Warner founds the first English colony in the Caribbean, on Saint Kitts.
England declares war on Spain
England declares war on Spain
Spanish silver fleet sails to Panama
Spanish silver fleet sails to Panama
Dutch Nassau fleet reaches port of Callao in Peru intending to ransack the annual Spanish silver ship convoy, misses the
Dutch Nassau fleet reaches port of Callao in Peru intending to ransack the annual Spanish silver ship convoy, misses them by five days [1]
Events After
Dutch colonist Peter Minuit organizes the purchase of Manhattan Island from Native Americans for 60 guilders worth of go
Dutch colonist Peter Minuit organizes the purchase of Manhattan Island from Native Americans for 60 guilders worth of goods, believed to be the Canarsee Indians of the Lenape
St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated in Rome, replacing an earlier basilica on the same site and becoming the world's lar
St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated in Rome, replacing an earlier basilica on the same site and becoming the world's largest Christian church
Huguenot rebels and the French sign the Peace of La Rochelle
Huguenot rebels and the French sign the Peace of La Rochelle
Yuan Chonghuan is appointed Governor of Liaodong, after he led the Chinese into a great victory against the Manchurians
Yuan Chonghuan is appointed Governor of Liaodong, after he led the Chinese into a great victory against the Manchurians under Nurhaci
Peter Minuit becomes director-general of New Netherlands
Peter Minuit (French: Pierre Minuit, Dutch: Peter Minnewit; c. 1580 – August 5, 1638) was a Walloon merchant and politician who was the 3rd director of the Dutch North American colony of New...
More from the 1620s
Papal Chancery adopts January 1 as the beginning of the year (previously March 25)
Papal Chancery adopts January 1 as the beginning of the year (previously March 25)
First American Indian (Powhatan) massacre of Europeans around Jamestown, Virginia, 347 killed
First American Indian (Powhatan) massacre of Europeans around Jamestown, Virginia, 347 killed
Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland ascends the English throne
Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland ascends the English throne
Viceroy Frederick Henry marries Amalia countess von Solms-Braunfels
Viceroy Frederick Henry marries Amalia countess von Solms-Braunfels
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