1621
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February 9 -
Gregory XV is elected pope.
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February 17 -
Miles Standish is appointed as first commander of
Plymouth Colony*
March 22 - The
Pilgrims of
Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with
Massasoit of the
Wampanoags.
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March 16 -
Samoset, a
Mohegan, visits the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."
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April 5 - The
Mayflower sets sail from
Plymouth on a return trip to
Great Britain.
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May 24 -
Protestant Union was formally dissolved.
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June 21 - an execution of 27
Czech lords on the Old Town Square in
Prague as a consequence of the battle on the "White Mountain".
* The Swedish city of
Gothenburg is founded by
Gustavus Adolphus*
Riga falls under rule of
Sweden*
January 27 -
Thomas Willis, English physician who made important contributions to anatomy, particularly of the brain and nervous system (d.
1675)
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February 2 -
Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (d.
1679)
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February 21 -
Rebecca Nurse, accused witch (d.
1692)
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March 31 -
Andrew Marvell, English poet (d.
1678)
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April 25 -
Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (d.
1679)
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July 6 -
Jean de La Fontaine, French writer (d.
1695)
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July 22 -
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, British politician (d.
1683)
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August 19 -
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter (d.
1674)
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September 8 -
Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, French general (d.
1686)
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December 23 -
Edmund Berry Godfrey, English magistrate (d.
1678)
*December 23 -
Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham,
Lord Chancellor of England (d.
1682)
*Famous metaphysical poet
Andrew Marvell, Born in 1621
See also
:Category:1621 births.''
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January 28 -
Pope Paul V (b.
1550)
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February 15 -
Michael Praetorius, German composer
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February 28 -
Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b.
1590)
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March 31 - King
Philip III of Spain (b.
1578)
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April 1 -
Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (b.
1577)
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April 15 -
John Carver, first governor of Plymouth Colony
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June 8 -
Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b.
1567)
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June 21 -
Kryštof Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic, Bohemian composer, soldier, and author (executed) (b.
1564)
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July 2 -
Thomas Harriot, English astronomer and mathematician
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July 10 -
Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (b.
1571)
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July 13 -
Archduke Albert of Austria, Governor of the Low Countries (b.
1559)
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August 3 -
Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b.
1556)
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August 15 -
John Barclay, Scottish writer (b.
1582)
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September 17 -
Robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (b.
1542)
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September 24 -
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Polish military commander (b.
1560)
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October 8 -
Antoine de Montchrétien, French dramatist and economist
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October 16 -
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Dutch commposer (b.
1562)
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November 26 -
Radulph Agas, English surveyor
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December 13 -
Katarina Stenbock, queen of
Gustav I of Sweden (b.
1535)
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December 15 -
Charles de Luynes, Constable of France (b.
1578)
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Dirk Hartog, Dutch explorer (b.
1580)
See also :Category:1621 deaths.
