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July 20, 1621Born on Wednesday July 21, 1621
- Catherina Van Espen, Kampenhout, Brabant Flamand, Belgique († 1636)
- Francoise LAMBERT, Lasne Chapelle,1380,Brabant Wallon,Wallonie, België
- petrus de geeter, Deftinge,, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique
- William Gray († 1660)
- Robert 1621 Hodgson, Linton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom († 1696)
- Elisabeth Vinck, Moorsel († 1662)
- Vervoort Joanna, Weelde, Antwerpen, België († 1664)
- William Gray of Pittendrum Gray, Pittendrum, Forfarshire, Scotland († 1660)
- Hans Conrad von Berlichingen, Jagsthausen, Allemagne († 1682)
- Catharina Van Espen, Kampenhout († 1636)
Died on Wednesday July 21, 1621
- Richard Edwards (42), East Hampton, Orange, New York, United States
- Francis Arnold (61), St Martins Ludgate, London, England
- Martinus Jan Lievens (71), Roeselare-Beveren
Born on July 21
- 1476 » Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara († 1534)
- 1515 » Philip Neri, Italian Roman Catholic saint († 1595)
- 1535 » García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete, Royal Governor of Chile († 1609)
- 1616 » Anna de' Medici, Archduchess of Austria († 1676)
- 1620 » Jean Picard, French astronomer († 1682)
- 1648 » John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee, Scottish general († 1689)
- 1654 » Pedro Calungsod, Filipino catechist and sacristan; later canonized († 1672)
- 1664 » Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat, British Ambassador to France († 1721)
- 1693 » Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1768)
- 1710 » Paul Möhring, German physician, botanist, and zoologist († 1792)
Died on July 21
- 1403 » Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford, English soldier
- 1403 » Henry Percy, English soldier (b. 1364)
- 1403 » Sir Walter Blount, English soldier, standard-bearer of Henry IV
- 1425 » Manuel II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1350)
- 1552 » Antonio de Mendoza, Spanish politician, 1st Viceroy of New Spain (b. 1495)
- 1688 » James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1610)
- 1793 » Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, French admiral, explorer, and politician (b. 1739)
- 1796 » Robert Burns, Scottish poet and songwriter (b. 1759)
- 1798 » Anthony Perry, Irish rebel leader (b. ca. 1760)
- 1798 » François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Austrian field marshal (b. 1733)
Names that were popular for boys in 1621
- Jan
- Cornelis
- John
- Joannes
- Willem
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Thomas
- William
- Jacob
- Jean
- Johannes
- Richard
- Jacobus
- Johann
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1621
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Marie
- Elizabeth
- Joanna
- Mary
- Anne
- Jeanne
- Neeltje
- Sarah
- Barbara
- Maartje
- Margaretha
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1621
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- February 9 » Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation.
- February 17 » Myles Standish is appointed as first military commander of the English Plymouth Colony in North America.
- April 5 » The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to England.
- May 24 » The Protestant Union is formally dissolved.
- June 3 » The Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherland.
- June 21 » Execution of 27 Czech noblemen on the Old Town Square in Prague as a consequence of the Battle of White Mountain.