Today in History for Year 1620

Months in Year 1620: January February March April May June July August September October November December

Historical Events

Events 1 - 21 of 21

Feb 4th - Prince Bethlen Gabor signs peace with emperor Ferdinand II
May 17th - 1st merry-go-round seen at a fair (Philippapolis, Turkey)
Jun 3rd - Construction of the oldest stone church in French North America, Notre-Dame-des-Anges, begins at Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Jul 31st - Pilgrim Fathers depart (through England) to America
Aug 7th - Kepler's mother arrested for witchcraft
Aug 7th - Battle at Ponts-the-Ce, Poitou: French king Louis XIII beats his mother Marie de Medici
Aug 15th - Mayflower sets sail from Southampton with 102 Pilgrims
Sep 6th - 1st stones layed in Western Tower
Sep 15th - Mayflower departs from Plymouth England with 102 pilgrims [OS May 8]
Sep 20th - Battle at Jassy: Turks beat king Sigismund III of Poland
Nov 3rd - Great Patent granted to Plymouth Colony
Nov 8th - Battle of White Mountain, Prague
Nov 19th - Mayflower reaches Cape Cod & explores the coast
Nov 21st - Pilgrim Fathers reach America: Provincetown Harbor, Mass
Nov 21st - Mayflower Compact signed by Pilgrims in Cape Cod, [O.S. Nov 11]
Dec 2nd - English language newspaper "Namloos" begins publishing in Amsterdam
Dec 11th - 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock (12/21 NS)
Dec 21st - 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock [OS=Dec 11]
Dec 23rd - French huguenots declare war on King Louis XIII
Dec 26th - Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, MA
Dec 26th - Elizabeth Báthory's crimes are uncovered.

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 21 of 21

Jan 9th - Johann Weichmann, composer
Jan 31st - Georg F von Waldeck, German commander-in-chief
Feb 4th - Gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman (d. 1667)
Feb 15th - Francois Charpentier, French scholar/archaeologist
Feb 16th - Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia
Mar 12th - Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)
Apr 17th - Marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame (d. 1700)
Apr 24th - John Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography
May 23rd - Pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized
Jul 21st - Jean Picard, French astronomer
Jul 29th - Nicolaas Heinsius, Dutch philologist/diplomat
Aug 12th - Pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer
Sep 6th - Isabella Leonarda, composer
Sep 29th - John L baron of Elderen, 63rd prince-bishop of Luik (1688-94)
Oct 1st - Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher
Oct 20th - Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)
Oct 30th - Michael de Ronghe, composer
Oct 31st - John Evelyn, British diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin)
Nov 10th - Ninon de l'Enclos, French courtesan and writer (d. 1705)
Nov 20th - Peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower
Dec 18th - Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 16 of 16

Jan 17th - Diego Alvarez de Paz, Span missionary/writer (Peru), dies at about 59
Feb 19th - Roemer P Visscher, poet, buried in Amsterdam
Mar 9th - Aegidius Albertinus, German writer (Lucifer's Kingdom), dies at 59
Mar 16th - St. John Sarkander, Moravian priest, died of injuries caused by torturing
Mar 25th - Johannes Nucius, German composer
May 6th - Hayyim ben Joseph Vital, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1543)
May 16th - William Adams, English navigator (b. 1564)
May 31st - Willem Louis, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies at 59
Jun 16th - Carlo Saraceni, [Carlo Veniziano], Italian painter (Judith), dies
Jun 29th - John Aerts, Flemish sculptor
Aug 18th - Wanli, Emperor of China (b. 1563)
Sep 26th - Taichang Emperor of China (b. 1582)
Oct 7th - Stanisław Żółkiewski, Polish military leader (b. 1547)
Nov 7th - Hetman Stanisław Żólkiewski polish commander in the Battle of Ţuţora (1620) (b. 1547)
Nov 9th - Louise de Coligny, 4th wife of Willem of Orange, dies at 65
Nov 13th - Louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange, dies at 65