1621

Years: 1618 1619 1620 - 1621 - 1622 1623 1624
Decades: 1590s 1600s 1610s - 1620s - 1630s 1640s 1650s
Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century

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.
May 24 - Protestant Union was formally dissolved.
June 21 - an execution of 27 Czech lords on the Old Town Square in Prague as a consequence of the battle on the "White Mountain".
The Swedish city of Gothenburg is founded by Gustavus Adolphus
Riga falls under rule of Sweden

January 27 - Thomas Willis, English physician who made important contributions to anatomy, particularly of the brain and nervous system (d. 1675)
February 2 - Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (d. 1679)
February 21 - Rebecca Nurse, accused witch (d. 1692)
March 31 - Andrew Marvell, English poet (d. 1678)
April 25 - Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (d. 1679)
July 6 - Jean de La Fontaine, French writer (d. 1695)
July 22 - Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, British politician (d. 1683)
August 19 - Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter (d. 1674)
September 8 - Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, French general (d. 1686)
December 23 - Edmund Berry Godfrey, English magistrate (d. 1678)
December 23 - Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1682)
Famous metaphysical poet Andrew Marvell, Born in 1621

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