August 5 » 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 17 » Polish–Ottoman War: The Ottoman Empire defeats the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Battle of Cecora.
November 8 » The Battle of White Mountain takes place near Prague, ending in a decisive Catholic victory in only two hours.
November 11 » The Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod.
November 21 » Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact (November 11, O.S.)
December 21 » Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
February 29 » Abel Tasman's second Pacific voyage begins.
April 25 » The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming dynasty China, commits suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng.
May 25 » Ming general Wu Sangui forms an alliance with the invading Manchus and opens the gates of the Great Wall of China at Shanhaiguan pass, letting the Manchus through towards the capital Beijing.
May 28 » English Civil War: Bolton Massacre by Royalist troops under the command of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby.
June 29 » Charles I of England defeats a Parliamentarian detachment at the Battle of Cropredy Bridge.
October 13 » A Swedish–Dutch fleet defeats the Danish fleet at Fehmarn and captures about 1,000 prisoners.
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