Famous birthdays, deaths and events of 1621
Birthdays
- February 2 - Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian humanist (d. 1679)
- March 31 - Andrew Marvell, English poet (d. 1678)
- July 8 - Jean de la Fontaine, French writer (d. 1695)
- September 5 - Juan Andrés Coloma, Spanish noble (d. 1694)
- September 8 - Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé
- November 20 - Avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682)
- December 23 - Edmund Berry Godfrey, English magistrate (d. 1678)
Deaths
- February 15 - Michael Praetorius, German composer (b. 1571)
- March 31 - Philip III of Spain, (b. 1578)
- August 3 - Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)
- August 15 - John Barclay, Scottish writer (b. 1582)
- October 16 - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Dutch composer (b. 1562)
- November 26 - Radulph Agas, English surveyor (C. 1540)
- December 13 - Katarina Stenbock, Queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1535)
- December 15 - Charles de Luynes, Constable of France (b. 1578)
Events
- February 9 - Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation.
- March 4 - Jakarta, Java is renamed Batavia.
- March 16 - Samoset, a Mohegan, visits the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."
- March 22 - The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags.
- April 5 - The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to Great Britain.
- May 24 - The Protestant Union is formally dissolved.
- June 3 - The Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherlands.
- June 21 - Execution of 27 Czech noblemen on the Old Town Square in Prague as a consequence of the Battle of White Mountain.
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