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1620 Historical Event(s)
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.
Who Were Born On 1620?
February 4, 1620
– Gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman (d. 1667)
February 15, 1620
– François Charpentier, French archaeologist (d. 1702)
April 17, 1620
– Marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame (d. 1700)
April 24, 1620
– John Graunt, English statistician and founder of the science of demography (d. 1674)
July 20, 1620
– Nikolaes Heinsius, Dutch scholar (d. 1681)
August 25, 1620
– István Gyöngyösi, Hungarian poet (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 20, 1620
– Peregrine White, first English child born in the Plymouth Colony (d. 1704)