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August 4, 1621Born on Thursday August 5, 1621
- Elizabeth Meili Lamprecht, Aesch, Dietikon, Zürich, Switzerland († 1663)
- Samuel Phelps, Crewkerne, Somerset, England, Europe († 1669)
- Maria Jäger († 1623)
- Antonius Dierck Michiels van de Sande, Boxtel
- Isaack Jeneijen, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- -Robert Hart, Kiddington, Oxfordshire, England († 1622)
- Mary MUSTELL, Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England († 1657)
- Elizabeth Lamprecht, Birmensdorf, Zurich, Switzerland († 1663)
- Petronella Vergouwe
- Stefen Allenbach, Frutigen (Zwitserland)
Died on Thursday August 5, 1621
- Gilbert Talbot (46), Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England
- Alexander Hor. Ruthven Trotter (52), Skerne, Durham, England
- aeltgen haeps (46)
- George Datt (37), Wissembourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Born on August 5
- 1461 » Alexander Jagiellon, Polish king († 1506)
- 1540 » Joseph Justus Scaliger, French philologist and historian († 1609)
- 1607 » Antonio Barberini, Italian cardinal († 1671)
- 1623 » Antonio Cesti, Italian organist and composer († 1669)
- 1626 » Richard Ottley, English politician († 1670)
- 1662 » James Anderson, Scottish lawyer and historian († 1728)
- 1681 » Vitus Bering, Danish explorer († 1741)
- 1694 » Leonardo Leo, Italian composer († 1744)
- 1749 » Thomas Lynch Jr., American commander and politician († 1779)
- 1797 » Friedrich August Kummer, German cellist and composer († 1879)
Died on August 5
- 1579 » Stanislaus Hosius, Polish cardinal (b. 1504)
- 1600 » John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie, Scottish conspirator (b. 1577)
- 1610 » Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and politician, Royal Governor of Chile (b. 1552)
- 1633 » George Abbot, English archbishop and academic (b. 1562)
- 1678 » Juan García de Zéspedes, Mexican tenor and composer (b. 1619)
- 1729 » Thomas Newcomen, English engineer, invented the eponymous Newcomen atmospheric engine (b. 1664)
- 1743 » John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English courtier and politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (b. 1696)
- 1778 » Charles Clémencet, French historian and author (b. 1703)
- 1778 » Thomas Linley the younger, English composer (b. 1756)
- 1792 » Frederick North, Lord North, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1732)
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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.
- April 5 » The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to England.
- June 21 » Execution of 27 Czech noblemen on the Old Town Square in Prague as a consequence of the Battle of White Mountain.