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•  June 3, 1620 – Construction of the oldest stone church in French North America, Notre-Dame-des-Anges, begins in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
•  August 5, 1620 – The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England on its first attempt to reach North America.
•  September 6, 1620 – The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England, on the Mayflower to settle in North America. (Old Style date; September 16 per New Style date.)
•  September 16, 1620 – The Mayflower starts her voyage to North America
•  November 8, 1620 – The Battle of White Mountain takes place near Prague, ending in a decisive Catholic victory in only two hours.
•  November 9, 1620 – Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
•  November 11, 1620 – The Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod.
•  November 21, 1620 – Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact (November 11, O.S.).
•  December 21, 1620 – Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

•  February 4, 1620 – Gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman (d. 1667)
•  February 16, 1620 – Frederick William, Duke of Prussia (d. 1688)
•  April 17, 1620 – Marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame (d. 1700)
•  July 21, 1620 – Jean Picard, French astronomer (d. 1682)
•  September 6, 1620 – Isabella Leonarda, Italian composer (d. 1704)
•  October 1, 1620 – Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (d. 1683)
•  October 20, 1620 – Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)
•  October 31, 1620 – John Evelyn, English diarist (d. 1706)
•  November 10, 1620 – Ninon de l'Enclos, French courtesan and writer (d. 1705)
•  November 20, 1620 – Peregrine White, first English child born in the Plymouth Colony (d. 1704)