1621

Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century

Decades: 1570s 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s - 1620s - 1630s - 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s

Years: 1616 1617 1618 1619 1620 - 1621 - 1622 1623 1624 1625 1626

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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

Births

• March 31 - Andrew Marvell, British poet.

Deaths

• Michael Praetorius, german composer between the music styles renaissance and baroque (born in 1571/1572)
• January 28 - Paul V, pope.
• Cristofano Allori, Italian painter.