Historical Events In 1618

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

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

Jan 07   In the year 1618 francis Bacon becomes English lord chancellor  

Jan 14   In the year 1618 jan Six, Dutch mayor of Amsterdam  

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 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   On this day in history johannes Kepler discovers harmonics law  

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

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

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   In the year 1618 capt John Gilbert patents 1st dredger in Britain  

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   In the year 1618 "Rodi" avalanche destroys Plurs Switzerland, 1,500 killed  

Sep 09   On this day in history joan Cererols, composer  

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

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

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   Aurangzeb, [Alamgir], Emperor of India (1658-1707) on this day in history.  

Dec 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Apr 13   In the year 1618 birth of roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French writer (d. 1693)  

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

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

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

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

Feb 20   In the year 1618 death of philip William, Prince of Orange (b. 1554)  

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

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

Apr 19   In the year 1618 death of thomas Bastard, clergyman and epigrammatist (b. 1565 or 1566)  

Jun 07   In the year 1618 death of thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English Governor of Virginia (b. 1577)  

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

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