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Historical Event(s)
– Construction of the oldest stone church in French North America, Notre-Dame-des-Anges, begins in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
– The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England on its first attempt to reach North America.
– The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England, on the Mayflower to settle in North America. (Old Style date; September 16 per New Style date.)
– The Mayflower starts her voyage to North America
– The Battle of White Mountain takes place near Prague, ending in a decisive Catholic victory in only two hours.
– Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
– The Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod.
– Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact (November 11, O.S.).
– Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Who Were Born On ?
– Gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman (d. 1667)
– François Charpentier, French archaeologist (d. 1702)
– Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)
– Marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame (d. 1700)
– John Graunt, English statistician and founder of the science of demography (d. 1674)
– István Gyöngyösi, Hungarian poet (d. 1704)
– Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (d. 1683)
– Ninon de l'Enclos, French courtesan and writer (d. 1705)
– Peregrine White, first English child born in the Plymouth Colony (d. 1704)
– Heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (d. 1668)