Deaths on August 3

Guillaume du Vair, French lawyer and author (b. 1556)

Guillaume du Vair (7 March 1556 – 3 August 1621) was a French author and lawyer.

17 Feb

Plymouth Colony
Myles Standish is appointed as first military commander of the English Plymouth Colony in North America.
16 Mar

Plymouth Colony
Samoset, a Mohegan, visited the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."
22 Mar

Wampanoag people
The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags.
21 Jun

Battle of White Mountain
Execution of 27 Czech noblemen on the Old Town Square in Prague as a consequence of the Battle of White Mountain.