List of 1620 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1620
Date | Event |
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June 29, 1620 | English crown bans tobacco growing in England, giving the Virginia Company a monopoly in exchange for tax of one shilling per pound. |
August 1, 1620 | Speedwell leaves Delfshaven to bring pilgrims to America by way of England. |
August 5, 1620 | The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England, carrying would-be settlers, on its first attempt to reach North America; it is forced to dock in Dartmouth when its companion ship, the Speedwell, springs a leak. |
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 7, 1620 | The town of Kokkola (Swedish: Karleby) is founded by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.[2] |
September 16, 1620 | A determined band of 35 religious dissenters – Pilgrims set sail for Virginia from Plymouth, England in the Mayflower, jubilant at the prospect of practicing their unorthodox brand of worship in the New World. |
September 17, 1620 | Polish–Ottoman War: The Ottoman Empire defeats the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Battle of Cecora. |
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 near what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts. |