Historical Events Happened In 1618

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

Jan 04   In the year 1618 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   Jan Six, Dutch mayor of Amsterdam on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1618.  

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

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   Johannes Kepler discovers harmonics law in the year 1618.  

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 on this day in history.  

May 23   Imperial civil servants thrown out a window of Prague Castle in the year 1618.  

May 23   In the year 1618 the Thirty Years War begins  

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

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

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

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

Sep 09   In the year 1618 joan Cererols, composer  

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

Oct 06   In the year 1618 miguel Gomez Camargo, composer  

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.  

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

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   Aurangzeb, [Alamgir], Emperor of India (1658-1707) in the year 1618.  

Dec 10   Giulio Caccini, Italian composer in the year 1618.  

Dec 11   On this day in history russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino  

Dec 26   In the year 1618 elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1618 birth of johannes Flittner, composer  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 28   In the year 1618 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   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 in the year 1618.  

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

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

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