May 31 Sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night

May 03 Francis Bacon accused of bribery

Jan 13 Jan Pieterszoon Coen's fleet sets sail to Moluccas (from Jacarta)

Feb 09 Alexander Ludovisi is elected Pope Gregory XV

Apr 05 Mayflower sails from Plymouth on a return trip to England

Sep 24 First newspaper in England debuts.

Jun 03 The Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherlands, better known as New York

Dec 25 Gov William Bradford forbids game playing on this day

Dec 03 Galileo perfects the telescope

Mar 22 Massasoit & Pilgrims agree on league of friendship (Plymouth)

Mar 04 Jacarta, Java renamed Batavia

Mar 07 John Pieterszoon Coen's troops land on Lontor, East Indies

Mar 16 Native American chief visits colony of Plymouth MA

Mar 22 Hugo de Grote escapes in bookcase from Loevenstein castle, Netherlands