1626
year
1626 (MDCXXVI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1626th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 626th year of the 2nd millennium, the 26th year of the 17th century, and the 7th year of the 1620s decade. As of the start of 1626, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 16th century – 17th century – 18th century |
| Decades: | 1590s 1600s 1610s – 1620s – 1630s 1640s 1650s |
| Years: | 1623 1624 1625 – 1626 – 1627 1628 1629 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1626 MDCXXVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2379 |
| Armenian calendar | 1075 ԹՎ ՌՀԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6376 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1547–1548 |
| Bengali calendar | 1033 |
| Berber calendar | 2576 |
| English Regnal year | 1 Cha. 1 – 2 Cha. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2170 |
| Burmese calendar | 988 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7134–7135 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙丑年 (Wood Ox) 4322 or 4262 — to — 丙寅年 (Fire Tiger) 4323 or 4263 |
| Coptic calendar | 1342–1343 |
| Discordian calendar | 2792 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1618–1619 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5386–5387 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1682–1683 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1547–1548 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4726–4727 |
| Holocene calendar | 11626 |
| Igbo calendar | 626–627 |
| Iranian calendar | 1004–1005 |
| Islamic calendar | 1035–1036 |
| Japanese calendar | Kan'ei 3 (寛永３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1547–1548 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 10 days |
| Korean calendar | 3959 |
| Minguo calendar | 286 before ROC 民前286年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 158 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2168–2169 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木牛年 (female Wood-Ox) 1752 or 1371 or 599 — to — 阳火虎年 (male Fire-Tiger) 1753 or 1372 or 600 |
Events
change- September 30 – Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Huang Taiji.
- November 18 – The new St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican is consecrated, the anniversary of that of the previous church in 326.
- Spanish establish a trading colony on Taiwan.
- Peter Minuit, director of the New Netherland colony, begins a policy of "purchasing" Manhattan from the Lenape.
- Work begins on building the sailing ship Vasa.
- The Duchy of Urbino is incorporated into the Papal States.
- The English Parliament impeach George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, favorite of Charles I of England.
- Charles I dissolves Parliament.
- The Dutch settle Manhattan, founding the town of New Amsterdam. The town would transform into a piece of what is now New York City.
- In New England, the Town (later City) of Salem, Massachusetts is founded at Naumkeag