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
