1621

Events

• February 9 - Gregory XV is elected pope.
• February 17 - Miles Standish is appointed as first commander of Plymouth Colony
• March 22 - The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags.
• March 16 - Samoset, a Mohegan, visits the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."
• April 5 - The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth on a return trip to Great Britain.
• The Swedish city of Gothenburg is founded by Gustavus Adolphus
• Riga falls under rule of Sweden

Births

• March 31 - Andrew Marvell, English poet
• September 8 - Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Cond, French general (d. 1686)

Deaths

• January 28 - Pope Paul V
• February 15 - Michael Praetorius, German composer (b. 1571/1572)
• February 28 - Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1590)
• March 31 - King Philip III of Spain
• April 15 - John Carver, first governor of Plymouth Colony
• July 13 - Archduke Albert of Austria, governor of the Low Countries
• Cristofano Allori, Italian painter

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