Explore 207 historical events from 1620–1629.
Marguerite Bourgeoys, CND, was a French religious sister and founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal in the colony of New France, now part of Québec, Canada.
Marguerite Bourgeoys, French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal (died 1700)
John Graunt has been regarded as the founder of demography. Graunt was one of the first demographers, and perhaps the first epidemiologist, though by profession he was a haberdashe…
John Graunt, English demographer and statistician (died 1674)
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, also referred to as Poland–Lithuania or the First Polish Republic, was a federative real union between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy…
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth suffers a defeat against the Ottoman Empire in the battle of Cecora after a heroic…
Sir John Moore was an English politician. He was the Member of Parliament for the City of London from 15 May 1685 to 9 January 1687, and Lord Mayor of London from 1681–82. He also …
John Moore, English businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of London (died 1702)
Nicolaas Heinsius the Elder was a Dutch classical scholar, poet and diplomat. He travelled all over Europe to visit the major libraries and over time collected Europe's largest pri…
Nikolaes Heinsius the Elder, Dutch poet and scholar (died 1681)
Jean Picard was a French priest, astronomer and pioneer in geodesy, born in La Flèche, where he studied at the Collège royal Henri le Grand. He is best known for accurately measuri…
Jean Picard, French astronomer (died 1682)
Isabella Leonarda was an Italian composer from Novara. At the age of 16, she entered the Collegio di Sant'Orsola, an Ursuline convent, where she stayed for the remainder of her lif…
Isabella Leonarda, Italian composer and educator (died 1704)
Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem was a highly esteemed and prolific Dutch Golden Age painter of pastoral landscapes, populated with mythological or biblical figures, but also of a numb…
Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (died 1683)
Pierre Paul Puget was a French Baroque painter, sculptor, architect and engineer. His sculpture expressed emotion, pathos and drama, setting it apart from the more classical and ac…
Pierre Paul Puget, French painter and sculptor (died 1694)
Aelbert Jacobszoon Cuyp or Cuijp was one of the leading Dutch Golden Age painters, producing mainly landscapes. The most famous of a family of painters, the pupil of his father, Ja…
Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (died 1691)
Hayyim ben Joseph Vital was a rabbi in Safed and the foremost disciple of Isaac Luria. He recorded much of his master's teachings. After Vital's death, his writings began to spread…
Hayyim ben Joseph Vital, Jewish scholar (born 1542)
William Adams, better known in Japan as Miura Anjin , was an English navigator who, in 1600, became the first Englishman to reach Japan. He was later granted samurai status, and wa…
William Adams, English sailor and navigator (born 1564)
The Wanli Emperor, personal name Zhu Yijun, was the 14th emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, reigning from 1572 to 1620. He succeeded his father, the Longqing Emperor.
Wanli Emperor of China (born 1563)
The Taichang Emperor, personal name Zhu Changluo, was the 15th emperor of the Ming dynasty of China. He was the eldest son of the Wanli Emperor and succeeded his father as emperor …
Taichang Emperor of China (born 1582)
Stanisław Żółkiewski was a Polish nobleman of the Lubicz coat of arms, a magnate, military commander, and Chancellor of the Polish Crown in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth who t…
Stanisław Żółkiewski, Polish-Lithuanian commander (born 1547)