1628
From Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia written in simple English for easy reading.
[edit] 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 Vasa sinks on her maiden voyage in the Stockholm harbor
- 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.
- The Collegiate School, today the oldest educational institution in North America, is established.
- Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus, by William Harvey, is published.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths