Historical Events In 1621

Sep 08   Louis II Condé, [Great Condé], duke of Bourbon (Rocroy) in the year 1621.  

Sep 15   On this day in history swedish troops occupy Riga  

Sep 21   In the year 1621 king James of England gives Canada to Sir Alexander Sterling  

Sep 24   First newspaper in England debuts in the year 1621.  

Sep 28   On this day in history battle at Chocim Dniester: King Sigismund II beats Turks  

Oct 08   Antoine de Montchrétien, French dramatist on this day in history.  

Oct 08   In the year 1621 maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim  

Oct 09   Turkey & Poland signs Peace of Chotin on this day in history.  

Oct 16   Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, organist/composer, dies at about 59 on this day in history.  

Oct 25   Gov Bradford of US colony Plymouth disallows sport on Christmas Day on this day in history.  

Nov 03   Renatus Rapinus, [René Rapin], French jesuit/poet (Hortorum libri IV) on this day in history.  

Nov 19   Rabbi Isaiah b Abraham aha-Levi Horowitz arrives in Israel in the year 1621.  

Nov 26   Radulph Agas, English surveyor (C. 1540) in the year 1621.  

Dec 03   On this day in history galileo invents telescope  

Dec 03   Galileo perfects the telescope on this day in history.  

Dec 13   On this day in history emperor Ferdinand II delegates 1st anti-Reformation decree  

Dec 15   In the year 1621 charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43  

Dec 18   English parliament accept unanimously, Protestation in the year 1621.  

Dec 25   On this day in history gov William Bradford forbids game playing on this day  

Dec 25   Gov William Bradford of Plymouth forbids game playing on Christmas on this day in history.  

Dec 30   On this day in history english king James I cracks Protestation of Parliament  

Dec 31   On this day in history hungarian King Bethlen Gabor/Ferdinand II sign Treaty of Mikulov  

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Jan 27   Thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 02   On this day in history birth of johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (d. 1679)  

Mar 07   Georg Neumark, composer was born in the year 1621.  

Mar 28   Heinrich Schwemmer, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 31   Andrew Marvell, England, poet (To His Coy Mistress) was born in the year 1621.  

Apr 23   William Penn, English admiral (d. 1670) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 25   On this day in history birth of roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (d. 1679)  

Jul 08   On this day in history birth of jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables)  

Jan 28   Paulus V, [Camillo Borghese], 233rd pope (1605-21), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Feb 15   Michael Praetorius, German composer (In Dulce Jubilo), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Feb 28   On this day in history death of cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1590)  

Mar 31   On this day in history felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42  

Apr 01   On this day in history death of cristofano Allori, Italian painter (b. 1577)  

Apr 15   John Carver, first governor of Plymouth Colony died in the year 1621.  

May 15   Henrick de Keyser, Amsterdam's master builder, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Jun 08   In the year 1621 death of anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b. 1567)