What Happened in 1626

St. Peter's Basilica Consecrated

The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter (Latin: Basilica Sancti Petri), officially known in Italian as the Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano and... Read more

Battle of Dessau Bridge

The Battle of Dessau Bridge (German: Schlacht bei Dessau) was a battle of the Thirty Years' War near Dessau on April 25, 1626. The Imperial Roman... Read more

Algonquin Indians sell Island of Manhattan to Dutch colonist Peter Minuit for Sixty Guilders

The area that is now Manhattan was long inhabited by the Lenape. In 1524, Lenape in canoes met Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first European explorer... Read more

Battle of Lutter am Berenberge

The Battle of Lutter (Lutter am Barenberge) took place during the Thirty Years' War, on 27 August 1626, between the forces of the Protestant... Read more