Historical Events For 1618

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

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

Jan 07   Francis Bacon becomes English lord chancellor in the year 1618.  

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 in the year 1618.  

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

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   Johannes Kepler discovers harmonics law in the year 1618.  

May 23   On this day in history 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   In the year 1618 imperial civil servants thrown out a window of Prague Castle  

May 23   In the year 1618 the Thirty Years War begins  

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

Jul 30   On this day in history prince Maurits' troops pull into Utrecht  

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

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   Gilles van Ledenberg, sec of Utrecht States (1588-1618), suicide at 68 on this day in history.  

Oct 06   On this day in history 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   Sir Walter Raleigh, explorer and colonizer, is executed for conspiring against James I in the year 1618.  

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

Nov 01   In the year 1618 johannes Flittner, composer  

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   On this day in history russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1618 birth of bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized]  

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 in the year 1618.  

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

Sep 09   In the year 1618 birth of joan Cererols, composer  

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   In the year 1618 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 28   In the year 1618 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