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What Happened in August 1628

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Historical Events

Ferdinand II Demands Conversion

Aug 1 Emperor Ferdinand II demands Austria Protestants convert to Catholicism

Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II

The Sinking of the Vasa

Aug 10 Swedish warship Vasa sinks in Stockholm, killing 30

Swedish warship Vasa sinking in Stockholm harbor
  • Aug 25 Assault on sultan of Mantarams of Batavia
  • Aug 27 Java: Sultan Agung of Mataram attacks Batavia
Events in 1628

Famous Birthdays

  • Aug 29 John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman (d. 1701)
Born in 1628

Famous Deaths

  • Aug 1 Francesco Gonzaga, Italian composer, dies at 37
  • Aug 6 Johannes Junius, Mayor of Bamberg (b. 1573)
  • Aug 10 Hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned

George Villiers (1592-1628)

Aug 23 1st Duke of Buckingham and English courtier who was a favorite of King James I, assassinated by army officer John Felton at 35

George Villiers



What Happened in 1628

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