1628

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Instance of: leap year starting on Saturday and ending on Sunday
Part of: Gregorian calendar
Followed by: 1629
Follows: 1627

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Commons category: 1628
topic's main category: Category:1628
point in time: 1628-01-01
has list: list of state leaders in 1628
category for births in this time period: Category:1628 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:1628 deaths

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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.

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.

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