1628
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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.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 16th century – 17th century – 18th century |
| Decades: | 1590s 1600s 1610s – 1620s – 1630s 1640s 1650s |
| Years: | 1625 1626 1627 – 1628 – 1629 1630 1631 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1628 MDCXXVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2381 |
| Armenian calendar | 1077 ԹՎ ՌՀԷ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6378 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1549–1550 |
| Bengali calendar | 1035 |
| Berber calendar | 2578 |
| English Regnal year | 3 Cha. 1 – 4 Cha. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2172 |
| Burmese calendar | 990 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7136–7137 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁卯年 (Fire Rabbit) 4324 or 4264 — to — 戊辰年 (Earth Dragon) 4325 or 4265 |
| Coptic calendar | 1344–1345 |
| Discordian calendar | 2794 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1620–1621 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5388–5389 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1684–1685 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1549–1550 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4728–4729 |
| Holocene calendar | 11628 |
| Igbo calendar | 628–629 |
| Iranian calendar | 1006–1007 |
| Islamic calendar | 1037–1038 |
| Japanese calendar | Kan'ei 5 (寛永５年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1549–1550 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 10 days |
| Korean calendar | 3961 |
| Minguo calendar | 284 before ROC 民前284年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 160 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2170–2171 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴火兔年 (female Fire-Rabbit) 1754 or 1373 or 601 — to — 阳土龙年 (male Earth-Dragon) 1755 or 1374 or 602 |
Events change
- 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.