Historical Events In 1608

Jan 07   Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia on this day in history.   

Jan 28   Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer on this day in history.   

Feb 06   On this day in history antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher   

Feb 26   On this day in history john Still, English bishop   

Mar 18   Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia on this day in history.   

Apr 19   On this day in history earl of Dorset, poet/statesman, dies   

Apr 25   Jean BG duke of Orleans, brother of French King Louis XIII/general in the year 1608.   

May 14   The Protestant Union is founded in Auhausen in the year 1608.   

May 19   Matthias von Habsburgs army reaches Lieben, at Prague on this day in history.   

May 28   On this day in history claudio Monteverdi's "Arianna" premieres in Mantua   

May 28   Claudio Monteverdi's "Arianna," premieres in Mantua in the year 1608.   

Jun 01   In the year 1608 valse Dimitri forms his 2nd Russian anti-govt   

Jun 04   Francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

Jun 19   In the year 1608 thomas Fuller, England, literary (History of the Holy War)   

Jul 03   On this day in history city of Québec founded by Samuel de Champlain   

Jul 03   On this day in history quebec, Canada founded by Samuel Champlain   

Jul 03   Samuel de Champlain founded city of Quebec in the year 1608.   

Jul 13   On this day in history ferdinand III, King of Hungary/Bohemia/German Emperor (1637-57)   

Jul 18   In the year 1608 joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61   

Jul 20   In the year 1608 reynier van Oldenbarnevelt marries Anna Weytzen in Delft   

Jul 30   On this day in history at Ticonderoga (now Crown Point, New York), Samuel de Champlain shoots and kills two Iroquois chiefs. This was to set the tone for French-Iroquois relations for the next one hundred years.   

Aug 13   In the year 1608 john Smith's story of Jamestown's 1st days submitted for publication   

Aug 24   1st English convoy lands at Surat India on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Hendrik van Kinschot, [Henricus Kinschotus], lawyer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Sep 01   On this day in history giacomo Torelli, composer   

Sep 03   In the year 1608 pieter Stockmans, Flemish chairman of military   

Sep 10   In the year 1608 john Smith elected president of Jamestown colony council, Va   

Sep 29   On this day in history captain Newport arrives from England with supplies for colonists   

Oct 02   Hans Lippershey offers Dutch gov't a new invention, the telescope on this day in history.   

Oct 02   Prototype of modern reflecting telescope completed by Jan Lippershey in the year 1608.   

Oct 02   On this day in history the first telescope is demonstrated by Hans Lippershey of Middelburg.   

Oct 19   In the year 1608 martinus A del Rio, Spanish lawyer historian/theologist, dies   

Oct 26   Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 07   Adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen/cavalry commander, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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Jan 28   In the year 1608 birth of giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer   

Feb 05   Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born in the year 1608.   

Feb 06   Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher was born on this day in history.   

Apr 25   In the year 1608 birth of jean BG duke of Orleans, brother of French King Louis XIII/general   

May 15   On this day in history birth of rené Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)   

Jun 19   On this day in history birth of thomas Fuller, England, literary (History of the Holy War)   

Jul 13   Ferdinand III, King of Hungary/Bohemia/German Emperor (1637-57) was born in the year 1608.   

Jul 14   On this day in history birth of george Goring, Lord Goring, English royalist soldier (d. 1657)   

Jan 29   Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557) died in the year 1608.   

Feb 13   Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski, Lithuanian prince (b. 1526) died on this day in history.   

Feb 26   On this day in history death of john Still, English bishop   

Mar 12   On this day in history death of koriki Kiyonaga, Japanese warlord (b. 1530)   

Apr 19   In the year 1608 earl of Dorset, poet/statesman, dies   

May 14   In the year 1608 death of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543)   

Jun 04   On this day in history francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint, dies at 44   

Jun 19   On this day in history death of alberico Gentili, Italian jurist (b. 1551)