Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter, etcher, and poet (d. 1674)
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (19 August 1621 – 29 September 1674), was a Dutch Golden Age painter and a favourite student of Rembrandt. He was also an etcher, an amateur poet, a collector and an adviser on art.
1621Aug, 19
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
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Plymouth Colony
Myles Standish is appointed as first military commander of the English Plymouth Colony in North America. - 16Mar
Plymouth Colony
Samoset, a Mohegan, visited the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset." - 22Mar
Wampanoag people
The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags. - 21Jun
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.