1621 - What happened in 1621 ?

February 1621

Tuesday 09:

Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation.

Wednesday 17:

Miles Standish is appointed as first commander of Plymouth colony.

March 1621

Tuesday 16:

Samoset, a Mohegan, visits the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."

Monday 22:

The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags.

April 1621

Monday 05:

The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth on a return trip to Great Britain.

May 1621

Monday 24:

Protestant Union formally dissolved.

June 1621

Thursday 03:

The Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherlands.

Monday 21:

an execution of 27 Czech lords on the Old Town Square in Prague as a consequence of the battle on the "White Mountain".