Important Historical Events of the year 1620, Year 1620 in History

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List of 1620 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1620

What happened in the year 1620?

Date	Event
June 29, 1620	English crown bans tobacco growing in England, giving the Virginia Company a monopoly in exchange for tax of one shilling per pound.
August 1, 1620	Speedwell leaves Delfshaven to bring pilgrims to America by way of England.
August 5, 1620	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 6, 1620	The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England on the Mayflower to settle in North America. (Old Style date; September 16 per New Style date.)
September 7, 1620	The town of Kokkola (Swedish: Karleby) is founded by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.[2]
September 16, 1620	A determined band of 35 religious dissenters – Pilgrims set sail for Virginia from Plymouth, England in the Mayflower, jubilant at the prospect of practicing their unorthodox brand of worship in the New World.
September 17, 1620	Polish–Ottoman War: The Ottoman Empire defeats the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Battle of Cecora.
November 8, 1620	The Battle of White Mountain takes place near Prague, ending in a decisive Catholic victory in only two hours.
November 9, 1620	Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
November 11, 1620	The Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod.
November 21, 1620	Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact (November 11, O.S.)
December 21, 1620	Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land near what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.