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   On this day in history king James of England gives Canada to Sir Alexander Sterling   

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

Sep 28   Battle at Chocim Dniester: King Sigismund II beats Turks on this day in history.   

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

Oct 08   On this day in history maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim   

Oct 09   On this day in history turkey & Poland signs Peace of Chotin   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 19   Rabbi Isaiah b Abraham aha-Levi Horowitz arrives in Israel on this day in history.   

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

Dec 03   Galileo invents telescope on this day in history.   

Dec 03   In the year 1621 galileo perfects the telescope   

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

Dec 15   On this day in history charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43   

Dec 18   On this day in history english parliament accept unanimously, Protestation   

Dec 25   Gov William Bradford forbids game playing on this day in the year 1621.   

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 in the year 1621.   

Dec 31   Hungarian King Bethlen Gabor/Ferdinand II sign Treaty of Mikulov in the year 1621.   

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Jan 27   In the year 1621 birth of thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675)   

Feb 02   In the year 1621 birth of johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (d. 1679)   

Mar 07   In the year 1621 birth of georg Neumark, composer   

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 in the year 1621.   

Apr 25   In the year 1621 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   In the year 1621 paulus V, [Camillo Borghese], 233rd pope (1605-21), dies at 68   

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

Feb 28   In the year 1621 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 on this day in history.   

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

May 15   On this day in history henrick de Keyser, Amsterdam's master builder, dies at 56   

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