Historical Events For 1618

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

Jan 04   In France, Samuel de Champlain receives the dowry of his wife Helene Boulle on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Francis Bacon becomes English lord chancellor on this day in history.  

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

Feb 28   Filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63 in the year 1618.  

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

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

May 10   On this day in history 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.  

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

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

May 23   2nd Defenestration of Prague; the beginning of the 30 Years War in the year 1618.  

May 23   On this day in history imperial civil servants thrown out a window of Prague Castle  

May 23   The Thirty Years War begins in the year 1618.  

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

Jul 30   In the year 1618 prince Maurits' troops pull into Utrecht  

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   In the year 1618 joan Cererols, composer  

Sep 28   In the year 1618 gilles van Ledenberg, sec of Utrecht States (1588-1618), suicide at 68  

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

Oct 29   On this day in history english adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England.  

Oct 29   In the year 1618 sir Walter Raleigh, explorer and colonizer, is executed for conspiring against James I.  

Oct 29   On this day in history walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason  

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

Nov 03   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Dec 26   On this day in history elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess  

Jan 01   Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized] was born in the year 1618.  

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

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

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

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

Oct 06   Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer was born in the year 1618.  

Nov 01   Johannes Flittner, composer was born in the year 1618.  

Nov 03   On this day in history birth of aurangzeb, [Alamgir], Emperor of India (1658-1707)  

Feb 20   Philip William, Prince of Orange (b. 1554) died in the year 1618.  

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

Mar 23   James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician died in the year 1618.  

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   Gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33 on this day in history.  

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