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What Happened in November 1626

Historical Events


Papal VisitSt. Peter's Basilica

Nov 18 St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated, replacing an earlier basilica on the same site and becoming the world's largest Christian basilica

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St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, Rome
St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, Rome
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Famous Deaths

  • Nov 25 Edward Alleyn, English actor and founder of Dulwich College, dies at 60
  • Nov 29 Ernst, Graf von Mansfield, German soldier (c. 1580)
  • Nov 30 Thomas Weelkes, English organist and composer of madrigals, dies at 47


What Happened in 1626