Deaths on June 21

Kryštof Harant

Died on June 21, 1621

Kryštof Harant, Czech soldier and composer (b. 1564)

Kryštof Harant of Polžice and Bezdružice (Czech: Kryštof Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic, 1564 – 21 June 1621) was a Czech nobleman, traveler, humanist, soldier, writer and composer. He joined the Protestant Bohemian Revolt in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown against the House of Habsburg that led to Thirty Years' War. Following the victory of Catholic forces in the Battle of White Mountain, Harant was executed in the mass Old Town Square execution by the Habsburgs.

As a composer he represented the school of Franco-Flemish polyphony in Bohemia. Harant is also noted for his expedition to the Middle East summarized in a travel book Journey from Bohemia to the Holy Land, by way of Venice and the Sea and published in 1608.

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Events on 1621

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.