Explore 102 historical events from 1620–1629.
John Graunt has been regarded as the founder of demography. Graunt was one of the first demographers, and perhaps the first epidemiologist, though by profession he was a haberdashe…
John Graunt, English demographer and statistician (died 1674)
Sir John Moore was an English politician. He was the Member of Parliament for the City of London from 15 May 1685 to 9 January 1687, and Lord Mayor of London from 1681–82. He also …
John Moore, English businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of London (died 1702)
Nicolaas Heinsius the Elder was a Dutch classical scholar, poet and diplomat. He travelled all over Europe to visit the major libraries and over time collected Europe's largest pri…
Nikolaes Heinsius the Elder, Dutch poet and scholar (died 1681)
Jean Picard was a French priest, astronomer and pioneer in geodesy, born in La Flèche, where he studied at the Collège royal Henri le Grand. He is best known for accurately measuri…
Jean Picard, French astronomer (died 1682)
Hayyim ben Joseph Vital was a rabbi in Safed and the foremost disciple of Isaac Luria. He recorded much of his master's teachings. After Vital's death, his writings began to spread…
Hayyim ben Joseph Vital, Jewish scholar (born 1542)
William Adams, better known in Japan as Miura Anjin , was an English navigator who, in 1600, became the first Englishman to reach Japan. He was later granted samurai status, and wa…
William Adams, English sailor and navigator (born 1564)