Page 2: 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   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   Battle at Chocim Dniester: King Sigismund II beats Turks on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history renatus Rapinus, [René Rapin], French jesuit/poet (Hortorum libri IV)   

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   On this day in history galileo perfects the telescope   

Dec 13   In the year 1621 emperor Ferdinand II delegates 1st anti-Reformation decree   

Dec 15   Charles d'albert duke of Luynes/PM of France, dies at 43 in the year 1621.   

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

Dec 25   In the year 1621 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   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 in the year 1621.   

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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   In the year 1621 birth of georg Neumark, composer   

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

Mar 31   In the year 1621 birth of andrew Marvell, England, poet (To His Coy Mistress)   

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

Jan 28   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history 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)