Historical Events For 1618

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

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   Jan Six, Dutch mayor of Amsterdam in the year 1618.  

Feb 28   In the year 1618 filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63  

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

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

May 10   In the year 1618 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   On this day in history johannes Kepler discovers harmonics law  

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

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

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

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

Jul 16   Capt John Gilbert patents 1st dredger in Britain in the year 1618.  

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

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

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

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   On this day in history miguel Gomez Camargo, composer  

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

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

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

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

Dec 11   In the year 1618 russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino  

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

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

Jan 14   Jan Six, Dutch mayor of Amsterdam was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Sep 09   On this day in history birth of joan Cererols, composer  

Oct 06   In the year 1618 birth of miguel Gomez Camargo, composer  

Nov 01   In the year 1618 birth of johannes Flittner, composer  

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

Feb 20   On this day in history death of philip William, Prince of Orange (b. 1554)  

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

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

Apr 19   Thomas Bastard, clergyman and epigrammatist (b. 1565 or 1566) died in the year 1618.  

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

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

Sep 28   Gilles van Ledenberg, sec of Utrecht States (1588-1618), suicide at 68 died in the year 1618.  

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