| February 4 | Prince Bethlen Gabor signs peace with emperor Ferdinand II |
| May 17 | 1st merry-go-round seen at a fair (Philippapolis, Turkey) |
| July 31 | Pilgrim Fathers depart (through England) to America |
| August 7 | Battle at Ponts-the-Ce, Poitou: French king Louis XIII beats his mother Marie de Medici |
| August 7 | Kepler's mother arrested for witchcraft |
| August 15 | Mayflower sets sail from Southampton with 102 Pilgrims |
| September 6 | 1st stones layed in Western Tower |
| September 15 | Mayflower departs from Plymouth England with 102 pilgrims |
| September 20 | Battle at Jassy: Turks beat king Sigismund III of Poland |
| November 3 | Great Patent granted to Plymouth Colony |
| November 8 | Battle of White Mountain, Prague |
| November 11 | 41 pilgrims land in Massachusetts, sign Mayflower Compact (just and equal laws) |
| November 19 | Mayflower reaches Cape Cod and explores the coast |
| November 21 | Mayflower Compact signed by Pilgrims in Cape Cod |
| November 21 | Pilgrim Fathers reach America: Provincetown Harbor, Mass |
| December 2 | English language newspaper "Namloos" begins publishing in Amsterdam |
| December 11 | 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock |
| December 21 | Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock |
| December 23 | French huguenots declare war on King Louis XIII |
| December 26 | Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, MA |
