Page 2: Historical Events In 1621

Sep 08   Louis II Condé, [Great Condé], duke of Bourbon (Rocroy) on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Swedish troops occupy Riga on this day in history.   

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

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

Sep 28   Battle at Chocim Dniester: King Sigismund II beats Turks in the year 1621.   

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

Oct 08   Maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim in the year 1621.   

Oct 09   In the year 1621 turkey & Poland signs Peace of Chotin   

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

Oct 25   In the year 1621 gov Bradford of US colony Plymouth disallows sport on Christmas Day   

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   On this day in history radulph Agas, English surveyor (C. 1540)   

Dec 03   In the year 1621 galileo invents telescope   

Dec 03   Galileo perfects the telescope in the year 1621.   

Dec 13   Emperor Ferdinand II delegates 1st anti-Reformation decree in the year 1621.   

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

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

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

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

Dec 30   English king James I cracks Protestation of Parliament on this day in history.   

Dec 31   Hungarian King Bethlen Gabor/Ferdinand II sign Treaty of Mikulov on this day in history.   

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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   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   On this day in history birth of william Penn, English admiral (d. 1670)   

Apr 25   Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (d. 1679) was born on this day in history.   

Jul 08   Jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables) was born on this day in history.   

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

Feb 15   Michael Praetorius, German composer (In Dulce Jubilo), dies at 50 in the year 1621.   

Feb 28   Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1590) died in the year 1621.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b. 1567) died on this day in history.