Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1628. This year saw 9 significant events. 1 notable figure was born. 1 notable figure passed away.
The Petition of Right, passed on 7 June 1628, is an English constitutional document setting out specific individual protections against the state, reportedly of equal value to Magna Carta and the…
Shah Jahan ascends to the Mughal throne in Agra, after securing it by ordering the murder of his half brother and nephews
First deportation from what is now the US, Thomas Morton from Massachusetts
Bridgetown (UN 13.106; -59.632 (Bridgetown port)) lies on the southwestern coast of the island.
Assault on Sultan of Mataram in Batavia
Sultan Agung Adi Prabu Anyakrakusuma, commonly known as Sultan Agung, was the third Sultan of Mataram in Central Java ruling from 1613 to 1645.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1628–1691), more formally the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, was an English settlement on the east coast of North America around Massachusetts Bay, one of the several...
Huguenot bulwark La Rochelle surrenders to Cardinal Richelieu
John Ford's "Lover's Melancholy" premieres in London
Charles Perrault, French author, known for french author, was born on 1628-01-12. Charles Perrault was a French author and member of the Académie Française.
George Villiers dies
The Petition of Right, passed on 7 June 1628, is an English constitutional document setting out specific individual protections against the state, reportedly of equal value to Magna Carta and the…
Shah Jahan ascends to the Mughal throne in Agra, after securing it by ordering the murder of his half brother and nephews
First deportation from what is now the US, Thomas Morton from Massachusetts
Bridgetown (UN 13.106; -59.632 (Bridgetown port)) lies on the southwestern coast of the island.
Assault on Sultan of Mataram in Batavia
Sultan Agung Adi Prabu Anyakrakusuma, commonly known as Sultan Agung, was the third Sultan of Mataram in Central Java ruling from 1613 to 1645.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1628–1691), more formally the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, was an English settlement on the east coast of North America around Massachusetts Bay, one of the several...
Huguenot bulwark La Rochelle surrenders to Cardinal Richelieu
John Ford's "Lover's Melancholy" premieres in London