Historical Events In 1621

Sep 08   In the year 1621 louis II Condé, [Great Condé], duke of Bourbon (Rocroy)  

Sep 15   In the year 1621 swedish troops occupy Riga  

Sep 21   King James of England gives Canada to Sir Alexander Sterling in the year 1621.  

Sep 24   First newspaper in England debuts on this day in history.  

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

Oct 08   On this day in history antoine de Montchrétien, French dramatist  

Oct 08   Maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim on this day in history.  

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

Oct 16   In the year 1621 jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, organist/composer, dies at about 59  

Oct 25   Gov Bradford of US colony Plymouth disallows sport on Christmas Day in the year 1621.  

Nov 03   Renatus Rapinus, [René Rapin], French jesuit/poet (Hortorum libri IV) in the year 1621.  

Nov 19   In the year 1621 rabbi Isaiah b Abraham aha-Levi Horowitz arrives in Israel  

Nov 26   In the year 1621 radulph Agas, English surveyor (C. 1540)  

Dec 03   Galileo invents telescope on this day in history.  

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

Dec 13   Emperor Ferdinand II delegates 1st anti-Reformation decree on this day in history.  

Dec 15   Charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

Dec 18   In the year 1621 english parliament accept unanimously, Protestation  

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 in the year 1621.  

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

Dec 31   In the year 1621 hungarian King Bethlen Gabor/Ferdinand II sign Treaty of Mikulov  

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Jan 27   On this day in history birth of thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675)  

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

Mar 07   On this day in history birth of georg Neumark, composer  

Mar 28   On this day in history birth of heinrich Schwemmer, composer  

Mar 31   Andrew Marvell, England, poet (To His Coy Mistress) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 23   William Penn, English admiral (d. 1670) was born in the year 1621.  

Apr 25   Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (d. 1679) was born in the year 1621.  

Jul 08   In the year 1621 birth of jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables)  

Jan 28   Paulus V, [Camillo Borghese], 233rd pope (1605-21), dies at 68 in the year 1621.  

Feb 15   On this day in history michael Praetorius, German composer (In Dulce Jubilo), dies at 50  

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

Mar 31   Felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Apr 01   Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (b. 1577) died in the year 1621.  

Apr 15   In the year 1621 death of john Carver, first governor of Plymouth Colony  

May 15   Henrick de Keyser, Amsterdam's master builder, dies at 56 in the year 1621.  

Jun 08   On this day in history death of anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b. 1567)