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What Happened in September 1629

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Historical Events

Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch

Sep 14 Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch: Spanish garrison surrenders to Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange

Prince of Orange Frederick Henry
  • Sep 24 Danish Renaissance Kronborg Castle guarding Øresund Sound, is mostly destroyed in a fire (later rebuilt)
  • Sep 24 Jacques Specx appointed governor-general of Dutch-Indies
  • Sep 26 Sweden & Poland signs Peace of Altmark
Events in 1629

Famous Birthdays

  • Sep 9 Cornelis Tromp, Dutch naval officer and son of Maarten Tromp, born in Rotterdam, Dutch Republic (d. 1691)
  • Sep 21 Philip Howard, English Roman Catholic cardinal, born in London (d. 1694)
Born in 1629

Famous Deaths

  • Sep 5 Domenico Allegri, Italian composer (b. c. 1585)
  • Sep 21 John Pieterszoon Coen, Dutch merchant and Governor-General of the East Indies, dies at 42

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