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April 1, 1621Born on Friday April 2, 1621
- Anna Sleeckx, Berlaar
- Josina Vastenants, Temse, O-Vl, BE
- Trijn Reyners, Woudsend, Wymbritseradiel, Friesland, Netherlands
- Agatha Cornelisse Beeck, Roosendaal
- Georg Rück, Alertshausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Goris Cornelisz Boeff, Lopik († 1705)
- Joseph Mullins, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1621)
- Yvonne TURMEL, Sévignac, 22250, France († 1694)
- Laurentius Rigole, Waregem, België († 1665)
- Anna Sleeckx, Berlaar
Died on Friday April 2, 1621
- Joseph Mullins (35), Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
- Christopher Wadsworth (70), Worley, Yorkshire, England
- Maria Weidner (90), Neuenstadt am Kocher, Heilbronn, Stuttgart, Württemberg
- Alice Atwood (47), Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
- Maertge Lenertsd van der Houve (3)
- Alice Portier Atwood (47), Plymouth Village, Plymouth, MA
- Mary Alice Atwood, Mayflower Passenger (48), Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Born on April 2
- 1545 » Elisabeth of Valois († 1568)
- 1565 » Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer († 1599)
- 1586 » Pietro Della Valle, Italian traveler († 1652)
- 1602 » Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Franciscan abbess († 1665)
- 1618 » Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist († 1663)
- 1647 » Maria Sibylla Merian, German-Dutch botanist and illustrator († 1717)
- 1653 » Prince George of Denmark († 1708)
- 1696 » Francesca Cuzzoni, Italian operatic soprano († 1778)
- 1719 » Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet († 1803)
- 1725 » Giacomo Casanova, Italian explorer and author († 1798)
Died on April 2
- 1502 » Arthur, prince of Wales (b. 1486)
- 1507 » Francis of Paola, Italian friar and saint, founded the Order of the Minims (b. 1416)
- 1511 » Bernard VII, Lord of Lippe, German nobleman (b. 1428)
- 1640 » Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Polish author and poet (b. 1595)
- 1657 » Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1608)
- 1657 » Jean-Jacques Olier, French priest, founded the Society of Saint-Sulpice (b. 1608)
- 1672 » Diego Luis de San Vitores, Spanish Jesuit missionary (b. 1627)
- 1672 » Pedro Calungsod, Filipino missionary and saint (b. 1654)
- 1720 » Joseph Dudley, English politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1647)
- 1742 » James Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675)
Names that were popular for boys in 1621
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- John
- Willem
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Thomas
- William
- Jacob
- Jean
- Johannes
- Jacobus
- Richard
- Johann
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1621
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Marie
- Elizabeth
- Joanna
- Mary
- Anne
- Jeanne
- Neeltje
- Barbara
- Sarah
- Maartje
- Jannetje
- Margaretha
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.
- March 16 » Samoset, a Mohegan, visited the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."
- March 22 » The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags.
- 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.