Events in year of 1620
- 05-171st merry-go-round seen at a fair (Philippapolis, Turkey)
- 07-31Pilgrim Fathers depart (through England) to America
- 08-15Mayflower sets sail from Southampton with 102 Pilgrims
- 09-061st stones layed in Western Tower
- 09-20Battle at Jassy: Turks beat King Sigismund III of Poland
- 11-03Great Patent granted to Plymouth Colony
- 11-08Battle of White Mountain, Prague
- 11-1141 pilgrims land in Mass, sign Mayflower Compact (just & equal laws)
- 11-19Mayflower reaches Cape Cod and explores the coast
- 11-21Mayflower Compact signed by Pilgrims in Cape Cod
- 11-21Pilgrim Fathers reach America: Provincetown Harbor, Massachusetts
- 12-02English language newspaper "Namloos" begins publishing in Amsterdam
- 12-11103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock (12 / 21 NS)
- 12-23French huguenots declare war on King Louis XIII
- 12-26Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts
People born in year of 1620
- 01-09Johann Weichmann: Composer
- 01-31Georg F von Waldeck: German Commander-in-Chief
- 02-15Francois Charpentier: French Scholar / archaeologist
- 02-16Frederick William: Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia
- 04-24John Graunt: Statistician, founder of science of demography
- 05-23Pieter Neefs [the Younger]: Flemish painter
- 07-21Jean Picard: French astronomer
- 07-29Nicolaas Heinsius: Dutch philologist / diplomat
- 08-12Pieter Cuypers: South Netherlands lawyer
- 09-06Isabella Leonarda: Composer
- 09-29John L Baron of Elderen: 63rd Prince-Bishop of Luik (1688-94)
- 10-01Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem: Dutch landscape painter / etcher
- 10-30Michael de Ronghe: Composer
- 10-31John Evelyn: British diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin)
- 11-20Peregrine White: Son of WM and Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower
People died in year of 1620
- 01-17Diego Alvarez de Paz: Spanish Missionary / writer (Peru), dies at about 59
- 02-19Roemer P Visscher: Poet, buried in Amsterdam
- 05-31Willem Louis: Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies at 59
- 06-16Carlo Saraceni [Carlo Veniziano]: Italian Painter (Judith)
- 06-29John Aerts: Flemish Sculptor
Events in year of 1621
- 02-09Alexander Ludovisi is elected Pope Gregory XV (-1623)
- 02-17Miles Standish appointed 1st commander of Plymouth colony
- 03-04Jacarta, Java renamed Batavia
- 03-16Native American chief visits colony of Plymouth, Massachusetts
- 03-22Hugo de Grote escapes in bookcase from Loevenstein castle, Neth
- 04-05Mayflower sails from Plymouth on a return trip to England
- 04-09Spain and Netherlands 12 Year Resistant Pact ends
- 04-15Hugo the Great arrives in France
- 05-03Francis Bacon accused of bribery
- 05-31Sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night
- 06-03Dutch West India Company receives charter for "New Netherlands" (NY)
- 06-03WIC, West Indian Co, under Heeren XIX, founded
- 06-19Battle at Dragetsani: Turkish army beats Greece
- 07-06Dutch Governor-General John Pieterszoon Coen takes Banda-islands, 15,000 die
- 09-15Swedish troops occupy Riga
- 09-21King James of England gives Canada to Sir Alexander Sterling
- 09-28Battle at Chocim Dniester: King Sigismund II beats Turks
- 10-09Turkey and Poland signs Peace of Chotin
- 10-25Gov Bradford of US colony Plymouth disallows sport on Christmas Day
- 11-19Rabbi Isaiah b Abraham aha-Levi Horowitz arrives in Israel
- 12-03Galileo invents telescope
- 12-13Emperor Ferdinand II delegates 1st anti-Reformation decree
- 12-18English parliament accept unanimously, Protestation
- 12-25Gov William Bradford of Plymouth forbids game playing on Christmas
- 12-30English King James I cracks Protestation of Parliament
People born in year of 1621
- 03-07Georg Neumark: Composer
- 03-28Heinrich Schwemmer: Composer
- 03-31Andrew Marvell: England, United Kingdom -- Poet (To His Coy Mistress)
- 07-08Jean de la Fontaine: French poet (Fables)
- 07-22Anthony Ashley Cooper: 1st Earl of Shaftesbury / Minister (1660-73)
- 10-08Maximilian H of Bayern: Prince-Bishop of Liege / Bishop of Hildesheim
People died in year of 1621
- 01-28Paulus V [Camillo Borghese]: 233rd Pope (1605-21), dies at 68
- 02-15Michael Praetorius: German Composer (In Dulce Jubilo), dies at 50
- 03-31Felipe III: King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42
- 07-13Albrecht / Albertus: Archduke of Austria, dies at 61
- 10-16Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Organist / composer, dies at about 59
Events in year of 1622
- 01-01Papal Chancery adopts Jan 1 as beginning of the year (was March 25)
- 01-06Pope Gregory XV forms Congregatio the Propagande Fide
- 01-07Germany and Transylvania sign Peace of Nikolsburg
- 02-08King James I disbands the English parliament
- 03-12Ignatius of Loyola declared a Saint
- 03-221st Indian (Powhattan) massacre of whites Jamestown Va; 347 slain
- 08-10County Maine appended on John Mason / Fernandino Gorges
- 09-05Richelieu becomes Cardinal
- 09-06Spanish silver fleet disappears off Florida Keys; 1,000s die
- 10-18French King Louis XIII and Huguenots sign treaty of Montpellier
People born in year of 1622
- 01-01Isaac Sweers: Dutch Admiral / General / Civil rights activist
- 01-20Susanna van Baerle: Dutch poet / Wife of Geeraert Burns
- 02-13Adam Pijnacker: Landscape painter / etcher, baptized
- 02-27Rembrandt Carel Fabritius: Dutch painter
- 04-07Louise Hollandine: Daughter of King Frederik V and Elizabeth Stuart
- 04-17Henry Vaughan: English poet (Silex Scintillans)
- 08-16Tsjerk H de Vries: Fleet guardian
- 09-04Jacob Hintze: Composer
- 09-30Johann Sebastiani: Composer
- 11-08Karl X Gustaf: King of Sweden (1654-60)
- 11-30Thomas of Apshoven: Flemish painter, baptized
- 12-16Kurt S Adeler: Danish Admiral / ship builder
People died in year of 1622
- 01-23William Baffin: British explorer, dies at about 38
- 02-11Alfonso Fontanelli: Composer, dies at 64
- 05-15Peter Plancius: Flemish vicar / cartographer, dies at about 69
- 05-20Osman II: Sultan of Turkey (1618-22)
- 12-13Jan Campanus: Composer, dies at 50