• February 9 - Gregory XV is elected pope.
• February 17 - Miles Standish is appointed as first commander of Plymouth colony[?]
• March 22 - The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit[?] of the Wampanoags[?].
• March 16 - Samoset[?] , a Mohegan, visits the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."
• April 5 - The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth[?] on a return trip to Great Britain.
• The Swedish city of Gothenburg is founded by Gustavus Adolphus

Births

• March 31 - Andrew Marvell, English poet.

Deaths

• January 28 - Paul V, pope.
• Cristofano Allori[?], Italian painter.