Historical Events In 1608

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jun 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1608 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   In the year 1608 samuel de Champlain founded city of Quebec   

Jul 13   In the year 1608 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   Reynier van Oldenbarnevelt marries Anna Weytzen in Delft on this day in history.   

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   Giacomo Torelli, composer in the year 1608.   

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

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   Hans Lippershey offers Dutch gov't a new invention, the telescope in the year 1608.   

Oct 02   On this day in history prototype of modern reflecting telescope completed by Jan Lippershey   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 07   Adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen/cavalry commander, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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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   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 on this day in history.   

May 15   René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642) was born on this day in history.   

Jun 19   In the year 1608 birth of thomas Fuller, England, literary (History of the Holy War)   

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

Jul 14   In the year 1608 birth of george Goring, Lord Goring, English royalist soldier (d. 1657)   

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

Feb 13   Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski, Lithuanian prince (b. 1526) died in the year 1608.   

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

Mar 12   On this day in history 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 in the year 1608.   

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

Jun 19   In the year 1608 death of alberico Gentili, Italian jurist (b. 1551)