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Years:
1625
1626
1627
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1628
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1629
1630
1631
Decades
:
1590s
1600s
1610s
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1620s
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1630s
1640s
1650s
Centuries
:
16th century
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17th century
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18th century
Events
March 1
- writs were issued in
February
1628 by
Charles I of England
that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay
ship tax
by this date.
August 10
- The Swedish 64 gun sailing ship
HMS Wasa
sinks on her maiden voyage.
September 6
-
Puritans
settle
Salem
which will later become part of
Massachusetts Bay Colony
.
October 28
–
Siege of La Rochelle
ends with the surrender of the
Huguenots
.
Charles I
reconvenes the English
Parliament
and accepts the
Petition of Right
as a concession to gain his subsidies.
Island of
Santorini
explodes.
John Felton
assassinates
George Villiers, duke of Buckingham
.
William Harvey
publishes his findings about
blood circulation
.
Births
January 12
-
Charles Perrault
, folklorist (d.
1703
)
May 17
- Archduke
Ferdinand Charles of Austria
, Regent of the
Tyrol
and
Further Austria
November 28
-
John Bunyan
, English writer (d.
1688
)
Deaths
Gregor Aichinger
, composer
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