Historical Events In 1608

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

Jan 28   In the year 1608 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   In the year 1608 jean BG duke of Orleans, brother of French King Louis XIII/general   

May 14   In the year 1608 the Protestant Union is founded in Auhausen.   

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

May 28   In the year 1608 claudio Monteverdi's "Arianna" premieres in Mantua   

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

Jun 01   Valse Dimitri forms his 2nd Russian anti-govt on this day in history.   

Jun 04   On this day in history francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint, dies at 44   

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   On this day in history quebec, Canada founded by Samuel Champlain   

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

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   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 in the year 1608.   

Aug 13   On this day in history john Smith's story of Jamestown's 1st days submitted for publication   

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

Aug 27   Hendrik van Kinschot, [Henricus Kinschotus], lawyer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Sep 01   In the year 1608 giacomo Torelli, composer   

Sep 03   In the year 1608 pieter Stockmans, Flemish chairman of military   

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 on this day in history.   

Oct 02   On this day in history 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 in the year 1608.   

Oct 19   Martinus A del Rio, Spanish lawyer historian/theologist, dies in the year 1608.   

Oct 26   In the year 1608 juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies   

Nov 07   On this day in history adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen/cavalry commander, dies in battle   

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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   Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher was born in the year 1608.   

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

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

Jul 14   On this day in history birth of george Goring, Lord Goring, English royalist soldier (d. 1657)   

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

Feb 13   On this day in history 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   In the year 1608 earl of Dorset, poet/statesman, dies   

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 in the year 1608.   

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