Historical Events In 1608

Jan 07   On this day in history fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia   

Jan 28   On this day in history giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer   

Feb 06   On this day in history antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher   

Feb 26   In the year 1608 john Still, English bishop   

Mar 18   In the year 1608 susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia.   

Apr 19   In the year 1608 earl of Dorset, poet/statesman, dies   

Apr 25   Jean BG duke of Orleans, brother of French King Louis XIII/general in the year 1608.   

May 14   On this day in history the Protestant Union is founded in Auhausen.   

May 19   In the year 1608 matthias von Habsburgs army reaches Lieben, at Prague   

May 28   Claudio Monteverdi's "Arianna" premieres in Mantua on this day in history.   

May 28   Claudio Monteverdi's "Arianna," premieres in Mantua in the year 1608.   

Jun 01   Valse Dimitri forms his 2nd Russian anti-govt in the year 1608.   

Jun 04   Francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint, dies at 44 in the year 1608.   

Jun 19   On this day in history thomas Fuller, England, literary (History of the Holy War)   

Jul 03   City of Québec founded by Samuel de Champlain in the year 1608.   

Jul 03   In the year 1608 quebec, Canada founded by Samuel Champlain   

Jul 03   On this day in history samuel de Champlain founded city of Quebec   

Jul 13   Ferdinand III, King of Hungary/Bohemia/German Emperor (1637-57) on this day in history.   

Jul 18   Joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61 in the year 1608.   

Jul 20   In the year 1608 reynier van Oldenbarnevelt marries Anna Weytzen in Delft   

Jul 30   At Ticonderoga (now Crown Point, New York), Samuel de Champlain shoots and kills two Iroquois chiefs. This was to set the tone for French-Iroquois relations for the next one hundred years in the year 1608.   

Aug 13   In the year 1608 john Smith's story of Jamestown's 1st days submitted for publication   

Aug 24   1st English convoy lands at Surat India in the year 1608.   

Aug 27   On this day in history hendrik van Kinschot, [Henricus Kinschotus], lawyer, dies at 66   

Sep 01   On this day in history giacomo Torelli, composer   

Sep 03   Pieter Stockmans, Flemish chairman of military in the year 1608.   

Sep 10   In the year 1608 john Smith elected president of Jamestown colony council, Va   

Sep 29   Captain Newport arrives from England with supplies for colonists in the year 1608.   

Oct 02   In the year 1608 hans Lippershey offers Dutch gov't a new invention, the telescope   

Oct 02   In the year 1608 prototype of modern reflecting telescope completed by Jan Lippershey   

Oct 02   The first telescope is demonstrated by Hans Lippershey of Middelburg on this day in history.   

Oct 19   Martinus A del Rio, Spanish lawyer historian/theologist, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 26   Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies in the year 1608.   

Nov 07   Adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen/cavalry commander, dies in battle in the year 1608.   

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Jan 28   Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 05   On this day in history birth of gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666)   

Feb 06   On this day in history birth of antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher   

Apr 25   Jean BG duke of Orleans, brother of French King Louis XIII/general was born in the year 1608.   

May 15   René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642) was born in the year 1608.   

Jun 19   Thomas Fuller, England, literary (History of the Holy War) was born in the year 1608.   

Jul 13   On this day in history birth of ferdinand III, King of Hungary/Bohemia/German Emperor (1637-57)   

Jul 14   George Goring, Lord Goring, English royalist soldier (d. 1657) was born in the year 1608.   

Jan 29   In the year 1608 death of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557)   

Feb 13   Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski, Lithuanian prince (b. 1526) died on this day in history.   

Feb 26   On this day in history death of john Still, English bishop   

Mar 12   In the year 1608 death of koriki Kiyonaga, Japanese warlord (b. 1530)   

Apr 19   Earl of Dorset, poet/statesman, dies in the year 1608.   

May 14   Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543) died in the year 1608.   

Jun 04   Francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint, dies at 44 in the year 1608.   

Jun 19   Alberico Gentili, Italian jurist (b. 1551) died in the year 1608.