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1620

Historical Events in 1620

Hungary Makes Peace

Feb 4 Prince Bethlen Gabor of Hungary signs peace with Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II

Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II

May 17 1st merry-go-round seen at a fair in Philippapolis, Turkey
Jun 3 Construction of the oldest stone church in French North America, Notre-Dame-des-Anges, begins at Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Jul 31 Pilgrim Fathers depart Leiden, Netherlands for England on their way to America

Kepler's Mother Arrested

Aug 7 Astronomer Johannes Kepler's mother arrested for witchcraft

Astronomer Johannes Kepler

Battle at Ponts-the-Ce, Poitou

Aug 7 Battle at Ponts-the-Ce, Poitou: French king Louis XIII defeats his mother Marie de Medici

King of France Louis XIII

The Mayflower

Aug 15 Mayflower sets sail from Southampton, England, with 102 Pilgrims

The Mayflower at Sea, Copyrighted and Published by A. S. Burbank

Sep 16 The Mayflower departs Plymouth, England, with 102 Pilgrims and about 30 crew for the New World [O.S. Sep 6]

Battle at Jassy

Sep 20 Battle at Jassy: Turks beat king Sigismund III of Poland

King Sigismund III Vasa

Nov 3 Great Patent granted to Plymouth Colony
Nov 8 Battle of White Mountain, Prague - 1st major victory of the Catholic Habsburgs over the Protestant Alliance in The Thirty Years' War
Nov 9 After a month of delays off the English coast and about two months at sea, the Mayflower spots land (Cape Cod)
Nov 11 Mayflower Compact signed by Pilgrims at Cape Cod, the 1st framework of government in the territory that is now the USA [N.S. Nov 21]
Nov 11 Mayflower Pilgrims make their first landing in America, at Provincetown Harbor, Massachusetts [1]

Exploration of Cape Cod

Nov 15 Myles Standish leads 16 men in a foot exploration of the northern portion of Cape Cod

Military Leader of Plymouth Colony Myles Standish

Nov 19 The Mayflower reaches Cape Cod and explores the coast
Dec 2 English language newspaper "Namloos" begins publishing in Amsterdam
Dec 11 Mayflower Pilgrims come ashore in Plymouth Bay, traditionally thought to be at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts [NS: Dec 21]
Dec 16 Myles Standish and a group of 18 settlers are confronted by 30 Native Americans, which became known as the "First Encounter"
Dec 21 Mayflower Pilgrims come ashore in Plymouth Bay, traditionally thought to be at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts [OS: Dec 11] [some sources disagree, and OS/NS adds to confusion, could be +/- several days]
Dec 25 French Huguenots declare their intention to create a "state within the state" at a gathering in La Rochelle

Historical Figures