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| Years: 1623 1624 1625 - 1626 - 1627 1628 1629 | |
| Decades: 1590s 1600s 1610s - 1620s - 1630s 1640s 1650s | |
| Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century | |
Events
- September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji.
- Spanish establish a trading colony on Taiwan.
- Peter Minuit, director of the New Netherland colony, begins a policy of "purchasing" Manhattan from the Lenape.
- Work1 begins on building the sailing ship HMS Wasa.
- 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.
Births
- February 18/19 - Francesco Redi, physician, refuted abiogenesis (d. 1697)
- October 4 - Richard Cromwell, later Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.
- December 18 - Princess Christina Alexandra Vasa, later Queen Christina of Sweden.
Deaths
- January 26/27 - Lady Elizabeth Hatton, society beauty and daughter of Christopher Hatton (murdered)
- February 20 - John Dowland, English composer and lutenist
- April 9 - Francis Bacon, English scientist and statesman (b. 1561)
- September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty
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