1628: A Year of Significant Events
1628 (MDCXXVIII) was a leap year that commenced on Saturday according to the Gregorian calendar. It also marked a leap year beginning on Tuesday in the Julian calendar, occurring in the 1628th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations. This year stands as the 628th year in the 2nd millennium, the 28th year of the 17th century, and the 9th year of the 1620s decade. Notably, as of the beginning of 1628, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, the latter remaining in localized use until 1923.
Events
January–March
January 19 – The reign of Salef-ud-din Muhammad Shahryar as the Mughal Emperor ends shortly after the death of his father, Jahangir. His brother Shihab defeats him in battle and takes the name Shah Jahan.
January 23 – Following his incarceration and blinding, former Emperor Shahryar Mirza is executed along with several other court members.
February 3 – In present-day Chile, Mapuche indigenous people lay siege to the Spanish settlement of Nacimiento.
February 5 – The Chongzhen Era begins in China with the ascension of Zhu Youjian, the Chongzhen Emperor.
February 10 – Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, prohibits pilgrimages to religious visionary Margareta i Kumla.
February 14 – The coronation of Shah Jahan takes place in Agra.
March 1 – Writs issued by King Charles I require ship tax payments from all counties in England.
March 17 – Oliver Cromwell makes his first appearance in the English Parliament.
April–June
April 6 – Damat Halil Pasha is dismissed from his position as Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire.
April 8 – A decree prohibits the veneration of saints not recognized by the Holy See.
April 21 – Albrecht von Wallenstein is appointed Admiral of the Baltic Sea.
May 5 – Field Marshal Johann Tserclaes captures the German city of Stade
May 13 – Matthew Cradock is elected as the first Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company.
May 21 – The Emir of Mecca, Muhsin ibn Husayn, surrenders control to Ahmad ibn Abd al-Muttalib.
May 31 – Khan Mehmed III Giray is forced to flee after a siege in Crimea.
June 7 – King Charles I reconvenes Parliament and accepts the Petition of Right.
July–September
July 9 – Prince Minyedeippa assassinates his father, King Anaukpetlun of Burma, and assumes the throne.
August 4 – Stralsund resists a siege by Wallenstein with the help of reinforcements.
August 10 – The Swedish ship Vasa sinks shortly after its maiden voyage.
August 22 – Sultan Agung of Mataram besieges the Dutch fort at Batavia.
August 23 – George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, is assassinated.
September 2 – The Battle of Wolgast sees Wallenstein defeat the Danish army.
September 6 – Puritans settle in Salem, a future part of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
October–December
October 22 – Abaza Mehmed Pasha surrenders, ending the Abaza rebellion.
October 28 – The siege of La Rochelle concludes with Huguenot surrender.
November 29 – John Felton, who assassinated the Duke of Buckingham, is executed.
December 3 – The Mataram Sultanate fails to drive the Dutch East India Company from Java.
December 12 – 15-year-old Chetthathirat is crowned King of Thailand.
Date Unknown
- The War of the Mantuan Succession begins over Mantua and Montferrat.
- William Harvey publishes his findings on blood circulation in Frankfurt.
- Sir Edward Coke’s influential legal text begins publication.
- The Collegiate School, the oldest surviving educational institution in the U.S., is established.
- The first black slaves arrive in Dutch Manhattan.
Births
January–March
- January 1 – Christoph Bernhard, German composer (d. 1692)
- January 12 – Charles Perrault, French folklorist (d. 1703)
- February 24 – Paolo Spinola, 3rd Marquis of the Balbases (d. 1699)
- March 10 – Marcello Malpighi, Italian biologist (d. 1694)
April–June
- April 16 – Cornelis Evertsen the Younger, Dutch admiral (d. 1679)
- May 7 – Étienne Le Hongre, French sculptor (d. 1690)
- June 30 – Miguel de Molinos, Spanish mystic (d. 1696)
July–September
- July 11 – Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese warlord (d. 1701)
- August 29 – Jan Pieter Brueghel, Flemish Baroque painter (d. 1664)
- September 21 – Barend Graat, Dutch painter (d. 1709)
October–December
- October 21 – Úrsula Micaela Morata, Spanish writer (d. 1703)
- November 30 – John Bunyan, English writer (d. 1688)
- December 25 – Noël Coypel, French painter (d. 1707)
Deaths
- January 23 – Shahryar, Mughal prince (b. 1605)
- August 23 – George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (b. 1592)
- October 16 – François de Malherbe, French poet (b. 1555)