Today in History for Year 1624

Months in Year 1624: January February March May June July August September October November December

Historical Events

Events 1 - 14 of 14

Jan 28th - Sir Thomas Warner founds the first British colony in the Caribbean, on Saint Kitts.
Feb 12th - English parliament comes together
Mar 10th - England declares war on Spain
May 3rd - Spanish silver fleet sails to Panama
May 7th - Admiral Hermites conquering fleet reaches Callao the Lima, Peru
May 8th - Hung king Bethlen Gabor & emperor Ferdinand II sign Treaty of Vienna
May 10th - Jacob Willekens & Piet Heyn conquer Salvador, Civil rights activist
May 13th - Admiral Hermites fleet blockade Lima Peru
Jun 8th - Earthquake strikes Peru
Jun 10th - Netherlands & France sign anti-Spanish Treaty of Compiègne
Jun 16th - Judge directs US colony Virginia to English crown
Aug 13th - Cardinal Richelieu appointed Chief Minister of France by Louis XIII
Aug 14th - Dutch fleet ceases Callao the Lima in Peru
Sep 12th - 1st submarine tested (London)

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 13 of 13

Jan 3rd - William Tucker, 1st Black child born in America
Jan 9th - Empress Meishō (d. 1696)
Jan 30th - Arnold Geulincx, South Netherland, philosopher (About Virtue)
Mar 21st - Francois Roberday, composer
Jun 2nd - Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96)
Jun 15th - Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704)
Aug 5th - William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America
Aug 22nd - Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (d. 1701)
Aug 25th - François de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France (d. 1709)
Sep 10th - Thomas Sydenham, English physician (d. 1689)
Oct 30th - Paul Pellisson, French writer (d. 1693)
Dec 22nd - Tomas Micieres, composer
Dec 25th - Angelus Silesius, [Johann Scheffler], German mystic (St Seelenlust)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 12 of 12

Feb 12th - George Heriot, Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist (b. 1563)
Feb 13th - Stephen Gosson, English satirist (b. 1554)
Feb 17th - Juan de Mariana, Spanish historian (b. 1536)
Feb 21st - Dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about 28
Jun 7th - Anne of Saint Bartolomaeus, Flemish nun/monk/saint, dies at 74
Jul 25th - Steven van der Haghen, admiral/gov on Ambon 1617-8, dies at about 61
Sep 20th - Isaac Le Maire, Amsterdam ship owner, dies at about 66
Sep 23rd - Willem Pietersz Buytewech, painter/etcher, dies at about 32
Nov 10th - Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (b. 1573)
Dec 5th - Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (b. 1560)
Dec 14th - Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, English statesman (b. 1536)
Dec 26th - Simon Marius, astronomer, dies in Bavaria at 54