1628
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| Years: | 1625 1626 1627 – 1628 – 1629 1630 1631 |
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1628 Media
September 8: Dutch admiral Piet Hein captures the Spanish treasure fleet in the Battle in the Bay of Matanzas.
October 28: Cardinal Richelieu at the siege of La Rochelle. Painting by Henri Motte from 1881.
- Marcello Malpighi, oil on canvas
1628 (MDCXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1628th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 628th year of the 2nd millennium, the 28th year of the 17th century, and the 9th year of the 1620s decade. As of the start of 1628, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
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.