Historical Events In 1608

Jan 07   Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia on this day in history.   

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   John Still, English bishop in the year 1608.   

Mar 18   Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in the year 1608.   

Apr 19   Earl of Dorset, poet/statesman, dies on this day in history.   

Apr 25   On this day in history jean BG duke of Orleans, brother of French King Louis XIII/general   

May 14   The Protestant Union is founded in Auhausen on this day in history.   

May 19   Matthias von Habsburgs army reaches Lieben, at Prague on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 01   In the year 1608 valse Dimitri forms his 2nd Russian anti-govt   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 03   Quebec, Canada founded by Samuel Champlain on this day in history.   

Jul 03   Samuel de Champlain founded city of Quebec on this day in history.   

Jul 13   In the year 1608 ferdinand III, King of Hungary/Bohemia/German Emperor (1637-57)   

Jul 18   On this day in history joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61   

Jul 20   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Aug 13   On this day in history 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   Hendrik van Kinschot, [Henricus Kinschotus], lawyer, dies at 66 in the year 1608.   

Sep 01   On this day in history giacomo Torelli, composer   

Sep 03   Pieter Stockmans, Flemish chairman of military on this day in history.   

Sep 10   John Smith elected president of Jamestown colony council, Va in the year 1608.   

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

Oct 02   Hans Lippershey offers Dutch gov't a new invention, the telescope on this day in history.   

Oct 02   Prototype of modern reflecting telescope completed by Jan Lippershey in the year 1608.   

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 in the year 1608.   

Oct 26   Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 05   Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 06   Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher was born on this day in history.   

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

May 15   On this day in history birth of rené Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)   

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

Jul 13   Ferdinand III, King of Hungary/Bohemia/German Emperor (1637-57) was born in the year 1608.   

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

Jan 29   Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557) died in the year 1608.   

Feb 13   In the year 1608 death of konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski, Lithuanian prince (b. 1526)   

Feb 26   John Still, English bishop died in the year 1608.   

Mar 12   Koriki Kiyonaga, Japanese warlord (b. 1530) died on this day in history.   

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

May 14   On this day in history death of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543)   

Jun 04   Francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

Jun 19   On this day in history death of alberico Gentili, Italian jurist (b. 1551)