1620 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1620?
- June 3, 1620 – Construction of the oldest stone church in French North America, Notre-Dame-des-Anges, begins in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
- August 5, 1620 – The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England on its first attempt to reach North America.
- September 6, 1620 – The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England, on the Mayflower to settle in North America. (Old Style date; September 16 per New Style date.)
- September 16, 1620 – The Mayflower starts her voyage to North America
- November 8, 1620 – The Battle of White Mountain takes place near Prague, ending in a decisive Catholic victory in only two hours.
- November 9, 1620 – Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
- November 11, 1620 – The Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod.
- November 21, 1620 – Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact (November 11, O.S.).
- December 21, 1620 – Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Who Were Born In The Year 1620?
- February 4, 1620 – Gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman (d. 1667)
- February 15, 1620 – François Charpentier, French archaeologist (d. 1702)
- February 16, 1620 – Frederick William, Duke of Prussia (d. 1688)
- March 12, 1620 – Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)
- April 17, 1620 – Marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame (d. 1700)
- April 24, 1620 – John Graunt, English statistician and founder of the science of demography (d. 1674)
- July 20, 1620 – Nikolaes Heinsius, Dutch scholar (d. 1681)
- July 21, 1620 – Jean Picard, French astronomer (d. 1682)
- August 25, 1620 – István Gyöngyösi, Hungarian poet (d. 1704)
- September 6, 1620 – Isabella Leonarda, Italian composer (d. 1704)
- October 1, 1620 – Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (d. 1683)
- October 20, 1620 – Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)
- October 31, 1620 – John Evelyn, English diarist (d. 1706)
- November 10, 1620 – Ninon de l'Enclos, French courtesan and writer (d. 1705)
- November 20, 1620 – Peregrine White, first English child born in the Plymouth Colony (d. 1704)
- December 18, 1620 – Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)
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