Historical Events Jun 3 Dutch West India Company receives charter for The West Indies (The Americas, Caribbean and West Africa) Jun 25 French government army occupies Fort St Jean d'Angély at La Rochelle Events in 1621 Famous Deaths Jun 8 Anne de Xainctonge, French saint and founder of the Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin, dies at 53 Jun 21 Kryštof Harant, Czech nobleman, soldier, writer, and composer, dies at about 57 May 1621 History by Year Jul 1621 What Happened in 1621 The First ThanksgivingDecember 4, 1621