Historical Events
- Jan 31 Spanish government goes bankrupt
- Feb 8 Gunpowder is used in a mining operation instead of mechanical tools in present-day Slovakia, reportedly the first time explosives had been used in mining
- Mar 3 Dutch privateer Piet Heyn attacks and conquers 22 Portuguese ships in Bay of Salvador, Brazil
- Mar 20 France & Spain sign accord for fighting protestantism
- Jun 2 English king Charles I establishes Guyana Company
- Jun 10 Dutch privateer Piet Heyn attacks Portuguese ships in the Bay of All Saints, Brazil
- Jun 20 Ottoman pirates begin raids on Icelandic villages, will eventually capture over 400 people to sell into slavery
- Jul 10 English fleet under George Villiers reach La Rochelle [NS=June 20]
- Jul 12 English invasion fleet under George Villiers lands on the Île de Ré, forced to withdraw after 3 months of combat and losing 4,000 of 7,000 troops
- Aug 10 Cardinal Richelieu begins siege of La Rochelle
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Jacques-Bénigne BossuetWorld Leaders in 1627
Charles I
Famous People Who Died in 1627
- Feb 22 Olivier van Noort, Dutch navigator (b. 1558)
- Mar 6 Krzysztof Zbaraski, Polish statesman (b. 1580)
- Mar 22 Cornelis van Aerssen, Flemish Clerk of the House, dies at about 81
- Apr 19 John Beaumont, English poet (b. 1583)
- May 2 Lodovico Grossi da Viadana, Italian composer (b. 1560)
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