Historical Events In 1608

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

Jan 28   Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer in the year 1608.   

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

Feb 26   In the year 1608 john Still, English bishop   

Mar 18   Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia on this day in history.   

Apr 19   On this day in history earl of Dorset, poet/statesman, dies   

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   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   On this day in history claudio Monteverdi's "Arianna," premieres in Mantua   

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

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

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

Jul 03   City of Québec founded by Samuel de Champlain on this day in history.   

Jul 03   Quebec, Canada founded by Samuel Champlain in the year 1608.   

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

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

Jul 18   In the year 1608 joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61   

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   John Smith's story of Jamestown's 1st days submitted for publication on this day in history.   

Aug 24   On this day in history 1st English convoy lands at Surat India   

Aug 27   In the year 1608 hendrik van Kinschot, [Henricus Kinschotus], lawyer, dies at 66   

Sep 01   Giacomo Torelli, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 03   On this day in history pieter Stockmans, Flemish chairman of military   

Sep 10   John Smith elected president of Jamestown colony council, Va on this day in history.   

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   Prototype of modern reflecting telescope completed by Jan Lippershey on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 26   On this day in history 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 in the year 1608.   

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

Feb 06   In the year 1608 birth of antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher   

Apr 25   In the year 1608 birth of jean BG duke of Orleans, brother of French King Louis XIII/general   

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   In the year 1608 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 in the year 1608.   

Feb 26   In the year 1608 death of john Still, English bishop   

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

Apr 19   On this day in history earl of Dorset, poet/statesman, dies   

May 14   Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543) died on this day in history.   

Jun 04   In the year 1608 francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint, dies at 44   

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