1620 Events

1620 Aug 28
to 1620 Sep 26
 Reign of Taichang Emperor: The 14th Emperor of the Ming Dynasty
The Taichang Emperor (Zh: 泰昌, Pinyin: Táichàng; 28 August 1582 – 26 September 1620) was the fourteenth Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He was born Zhu Changluo (Zh: 朱常洛), the eldest son of E...
1620 Sep 16 The Mayflower Departs from Southampton, England
Initially, the plan was for the voyage to be made in two vessels, the other being the smaller Speedwell, which had transported some of the Pilgrims embarking on the voyage from Delfshaven...
1620 Oct 1
to 1627 Sep 30
 The Tianqi Emperor: The 15th Emperor of the Ming Dynasty
The Tianqi Emperor (23 December 1605 – 30 September 1627) was the 15th emperor of the Ming dynasty from 1620 to 1627. Born Zhu Youjiao, he was the Taichang Emperor's eldest son. His era n...
1620 Nov 8 Battle of White Mountain
The Battle of White Mountain, 8 November 1620 (Bílá hora is the name of White Mountain in Czech) was an early battle in the Thirty Years' War in which an army of 15,000 Bohemians and merc...
1620 Nov 9 Pilgrims Aboard the Mayflower Sight Land
After reorganization, the final sixty-six day voyage was made by the Mayflower alone, leaving from a site near to the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England on September 6/16. With 102 pass...
1620 Nov 20 Birth of Peregrine White, First English Child Born to Pilgrims in New World (North America)
Peregrine White (November 20, 1620 – July 20, 1704) was the first English child born to the Pilgrims in the New World. He was born in Provincetown Harbor to William and Susanna White, bef...
1620 Nov 21 Signing of the Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the colonists, later together known to history as the Pilgrims, who crossed the Atlantic aboar...
1620 Nov 21 The Mayflower Drops Anchor at the Tip of Cape Cod
The intended destination was an area near the Hudson River, in "North Virginia". However the ship was forced far off-course by inclement weather and drifted well north of the intended Vir...
1620 Dec 6 Departure of Expedition Along Cape Cod Resulting in "First Encounter" Between English and Native Americans
Originally settled by the Nauset tribe, Eastham was the site where in 1621 a hunting expedition comprised from the crew of the sailing vessel Mayflower, which had stopped in Provincetown ...
1620 Dec 17 The Mayflower Drops Anchor in Plymouth Harbor, Location of Plymouth Rock, where Colonists are Said to Have First Set Foot on Land
The Mayflower dropped anchor in Plymouth Harbor on December 17 and spent three days surveying for a settlement site. They rejected several sites, including one on Clark's Island and anoth...
1620 Dec 21 Landing Party Arrives at Site where Plymouth Settlement is Built, Beginning Difficult First Winter in New World
On December 21, 1620, the first landing party arrived at the site of what would become the settlement of Plymouth. Plans to immediately begin building houses, however, were delayed by inc...