Historical Events In 1618

Jan 01   Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized] in the year 1618.   

Jan 04   On this day in history in France, Samuel de Champlain receives the dowry of his wife Helene Boulle.   

Jan 07   Francis Bacon becomes English lord chancellor on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Jan Six, Dutch mayor of Amsterdam on this day in history.   

Feb 28   On this day in history filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63   

Mar 23   In the year 1618 james Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician   

Apr 02   On this day in history francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction)   

May 10   In the year 1618 haeuik Claezoon Van Hillegom, captain of the Dutch ship Zeewolf, records that he has sighted the coast of what is later to be named Australia.   

May 15   Johannes Kepler discovers harmonics law in the year 1618.   

May 23   2nd Defenestration of Prague; beginning of 30 Years War on this day in history.   

May 23   In the year 1618 2nd Defenestration of Prague; the beginning of the 30 Years War   

May 23   On this day in history imperial civil servants thrown out a window of Prague Castle   

May 23   On this day in history the Thirty Years War begins   

Jul 16   On this day in history capt John Gilbert patents 1st dredger in Britain   

Jul 30   In the year 1618 prince Maurits' troops pull into Utrecht   

Aug 23   Gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33 on this day in history.   

Sep 04   On this day in history "Rodi" avalanche destroys Plurs Switzerland, 1,500 killed   

Sep 09   On this day in history joan Cererols, composer   

Sep 28   Gilles van Ledenberg, sec of Utrecht States (1588-1618), suicide at 68 in the year 1618.   

Oct 06   Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer in the year 1618.   

Oct 29   English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England on this day in history.   

Oct 29   On this day in history sir Walter Raleigh, explorer and colonizer, is executed for conspiring against James I.   

Oct 29   Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason in the year 1618.   

Nov 01   Johannes Flittner, composer in the year 1618.   

Nov 03   On this day in history aurangzeb, [Alamgir], Emperor of India (1658-1707)   

Dec 10   On this day in history giulio Caccini, Italian composer   

Dec 11   Russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino on this day in history.   

Dec 26   Elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1618 birth of bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized]   

Jan 14   Jan Six, Dutch mayor of Amsterdam was born in the year 1618.   

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction)   

Apr 13   On this day in history birth of roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French writer (d. 1693)   

Sep 09   In the year 1618 birth of joan Cererols, composer   

Oct 06   Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer was born in the year 1618.   

Nov 01   In the year 1618 birth of johannes Flittner, composer   

Nov 03   Aurangzeb, [Alamgir], Emperor of India (1658-1707) was born in the year 1618.   

Feb 20   Philip William, Prince of Orange (b. 1554) died on this day in history.   

Feb 28   Filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Mar 23   On this day in history death of james Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician   

Apr 19   On this day in history death of thomas Bastard, clergyman and epigrammatist (b. 1565 or 1566)   

Jun 07   Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English Governor of Virginia (b. 1577) died in the year 1618.   

Aug 23   Gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33 in the year 1618.   

Sep 28   Gilles van Ledenberg, sec of Utrecht States (1588-1618), suicide at 68 died in the year 1618.   

Oct 29   Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason died in the year 1618.