Historical Events In 1618

Jan 01   Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized] on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In France, Samuel de Champlain receives the dowry of his wife Helene Boulle in the year 1618.  

Jan 07   On this day in history francis Bacon becomes English lord chancellor  

Jan 14   On this day in history jan Six, Dutch mayor of Amsterdam  

Feb 28   Filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Mar 23   On this day in history james Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician  

Apr 02   In the year 1618 francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction)  

May 10   Haeuik Claezoon Van Hillegom, captain of the Dutch ship Zeewolf, records that he has sighted the coast of what is later to be named Australia on this day in history.  

May 15   In the year 1618 johannes Kepler discovers harmonics law  

May 23   On this day in history 2nd Defenestration of Prague; beginning of 30 Years War  

May 23   On this day in history 2nd Defenestration of Prague; the beginning of the 30 Years War  

May 23   In the year 1618 imperial civil servants thrown out a window of Prague Castle  

May 23   On this day in history the Thirty Years War begins  

Jul 16   On this day in history capt John Gilbert patents 1st dredger in Britain  

Jul 30   Prince Maurits' troops pull into Utrecht in the year 1618.  

Aug 23   Gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33 in the year 1618.  

Sep 04   In the year 1618 "Rodi" avalanche destroys Plurs Switzerland, 1,500 killed  

Sep 09   Joan Cererols, composer in the year 1618.  

Sep 28   On this day in history gilles van Ledenberg, sec of Utrecht States (1588-1618), suicide at 68  

Oct 06   In the year 1618 miguel Gomez Camargo, composer  

Oct 29   In the year 1618 english adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England.  

Oct 29   On this day in history sir Walter Raleigh, explorer and colonizer, is executed for conspiring against James I.  

Oct 29   Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason in the year 1618.  

Nov 01   Johannes Flittner, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 03   In the year 1618 aurangzeb, [Alamgir], Emperor of India (1658-1707)  

Dec 10   In the year 1618 giulio Caccini, Italian composer  

Dec 11   Russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino in the year 1618.  

Dec 26   Elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess in the year 1618.  

Jan 01   Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized] was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of jan Six, Dutch mayor of Amsterdam  

Apr 02   Francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 13   Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French writer (d. 1693) was born in the year 1618.  

Sep 09   Joan Cererols, composer was born in the year 1618.  

Oct 06   On this day in history birth of miguel Gomez Camargo, composer  

Nov 01   On this day in history birth of johannes Flittner, composer  

Nov 03   In the year 1618 birth of aurangzeb, [Alamgir], Emperor of India (1658-1707)  

Feb 20   Philip William, Prince of Orange (b. 1554) died on this day in history.  

Feb 28   On this day in history filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63  

Mar 23   In the year 1618 death of james Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician  

Apr 19   In the year 1618 death of thomas Bastard, clergyman and epigrammatist (b. 1565 or 1566)  

Jun 07   Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English Governor of Virginia (b. 1577) died in the year 1618.  

Aug 23   In the year 1618 gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33  

Sep 28   On this day in history death of gilles van Ledenberg, sec of Utrecht States (1588-1618), suicide at 68  

Oct 29   In the year 1618 death of walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason