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Italy in 1626

Historical records for Italy in 1626, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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3Events
2Named people
2Places
2Categories

Historical records

November

18 November 1626ConsecrationUrban VIII

Rome · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Pope Urban VIII consecrates St Peters Cathedral in Rome

18 November 1626St Peters CathedralUrban VIII

St Peters Cathedral · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Pope Urban VIII consecrates St Peters Cathedral in Rome

Other Events

1626Magnet Armature ExperimentsGalileo Galilei

Science / Physics

Galileo reports experiments in which an iron armature greatly increases the lifting strength of a magnet.

Names involved

Galileo GalileiUrban VIII

Places involved

RomeSt Peters Cathedral

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.