Page 2: Historical Events In 1621

Sep 08   On this day in history louis II Condé, [Great Condé], duke of Bourbon (Rocroy)   

Sep 15   In the year 1621 swedish troops occupy Riga   

Sep 21   On this day in history king James of England gives Canada to Sir Alexander Sterling   

Sep 24   In the year 1621 first newspaper in England debuts.   

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

Oct 08   In the year 1621 antoine de Montchrétien, French dramatist   

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

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

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) in the year 1621.   

Nov 19   On this day in history rabbi Isaiah b Abraham aha-Levi Horowitz arrives in Israel   

Nov 26   Radulph Agas, English surveyor (C. 1540) on this day in history.   

Dec 03   Galileo invents telescope on this day in history.   

Dec 03   On this day in history galileo perfects the telescope   

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 25   In the year 1621 gov William Bradford forbids game playing on this day   

Dec 25   In the year 1621 gov William Bradford of Plymouth forbids game playing on Christmas   

Dec 30   In the year 1621 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   In the year 1621 birth of thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675)   

Feb 02   Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (d. 1679) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 31   In the year 1621 felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42   

Apr 01   In the year 1621 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   Henrick de Keyser, Amsterdam's master builder, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Jun 08   Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (b. 1567) died in the year 1621.