Historical Events Happened In 1618

Jan 01   On this day in history bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized]  Share it »

Jan 04   On this day in history in France, Samuel de Champlain receives the dowry of his wife Helene Boulle.  Share it »

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

Jan 14   Jan Six, Dutch mayor of Amsterdam on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

Apr 02   On this day in history francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction)  Share it »

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.  Share it »

May 15   Johannes Kepler discovers harmonics law on this day in history.  Share it »

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

May 23   2nd Defenestration of Prague; the beginning of the 30 Years War on this day in history.  Share it »

May 23   Imperial civil servants thrown out a window of Prague Castle on this day in history.  Share it »

May 23   The Thirty Years War begins on this day in history.  Share it »

Jul 16   Capt John Gilbert patents 1st dredger in Britain on this day in history.  Share it »

Jul 30   Prince Maurits' troops pull into Utrecht on this day in history.  Share it »

Aug 23   Gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33 on this day in history.  Share it »

Sep 04   On this day in history "Rodi" avalanche destroys Plurs Switzerland, 1,500 killed  Share it »

Sep 09   Joan Cererols, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

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

Oct 06   On this day in history miguel Gomez Camargo, composer  Share it »

Oct 29   English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England on this day in history.  Share it »

Oct 29   Sir Walter Raleigh, explorer and colonizer, is executed for conspiring against James I on this day in history.  Share it »

Oct 29   Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason on this day in history.  Share it »

Nov 01   On this day in history johannes Flittner, composer  Share it »

Nov 03   Aurangzeb, [Alamgir], Emperor of India (1658-1707) on this day in history.  Share it »

Dec 10   Giulio Caccini, Italian composer on this day in history.  Share it »

Dec 11   Russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino on this day in history.  Share it »

Dec 26   Elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction)  Share it »

Apr 13   Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French writer (d. 1693) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

Sep 09   Joan Cererols, composer was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

Nov 03   Aurangzeb, [Alamgir], Emperor of India (1658-1707) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

Mar 23   James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician died on this day in history.  Share it »

Apr 19   Thomas Bastard, clergyman and epigrammatist (b. 1565 or 1566) died on this day in history.  Share it »

Jun 07   On this day in history death of thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English Governor of Virginia (b. 1577)  Share it »

Aug 23   On this day in history gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33  Share it »

Sep 28   Gilles van Ledenberg, sec of Utrecht States (1588-1618), suicide at 68 died on this day in history.  Share it »

Oct 29   On this day in history death of walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason  Share it »