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Historical Events

The Mayflower Departs

Sep 16 The Mayflower departs Plymouth, England, with 102 Pilgrims and about 30 crew for the New World [O.S. Sep 6]

The Mayflower at Sea, Copyrighted and Published by A. S. Burbank

Battle at Jassy

Sep 20 Battle at Jassy: Turks beat king Sigismund III of Poland

King Sigismund III Vasa

Events in 1620

Famous Birthdays

  • Sep 6 Isabella Leonarda, Italian religious composer, born in Novara, Duchy of Milan (now Italy) (d. 1704)
  • Sep 29 Jean Louis d'Elderen, 63rd prince-bishop of Luik (1688-94), born in Tongeren (modern Belgium) (d. 1694)
Born in 1620

Famous Deaths

  • Sep 26 Taichang Emperor [Zhu Changluo], 14th Emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, dies at 38


What Happened in 1620

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