Historical Events In 1618

Jan 01   On this day in history bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized]  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history francis Bacon becomes English lord chancellor  

Jan 14   In the year 1618 jan Six, Dutch mayor of Amsterdam  

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

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

Apr 02   Francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction) in the year 1618.  

May 10   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 in the year 1618.  

May 15   Johannes Kepler discovers harmonics law on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1618 the Thirty Years War begins  

Jul 16   In the year 1618 capt John Gilbert patents 1st dredger in Britain  

Jul 30   Prince Maurits' troops pull into Utrecht on this day in history.  

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

Sep 04   "Rodi" avalanche destroys Plurs Switzerland, 1,500 killed in the year 1618.  

Sep 09   Joan Cererols, composer in the year 1618.  

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

Oct 06   On this day in history miguel Gomez Camargo, composer  

Oct 29   English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England in the year 1618.  

Oct 29   Sir Walter Raleigh, explorer and colonizer, is executed for conspiring against James I in the year 1618.  

Oct 29   In the year 1618 walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason  

Nov 01   On this day in history johannes Flittner, composer  

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

Dec 10   Giulio Caccini, Italian composer in the year 1618.  

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

Dec 26   On this day in history elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized]  

Jan 14   In the year 1618 birth of jan Six, Dutch mayor of Amsterdam  

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   Joan Cererols, composer was born in the year 1618.  

Oct 06   Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer was born on this day in history.  

Nov 01   On this day in history birth of johannes Flittner, composer  

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

Feb 20   Philip William, Prince of Orange (b. 1554) died in the year 1618.  

Feb 28   Filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63 in the year 1618.  

Mar 23   James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician died on this day in history.  

Apr 19   Thomas Bastard, clergyman and epigrammatist (b. 1565 or 1566) died on this day in history.  

Jun 07   On this day in history death of thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English Governor of Virginia (b. 1577)  

Aug 23   On this day in history gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33  

Sep 28   In the year 1618 death of gilles van Ledenberg, sec of Utrecht States (1588-1618), suicide at 68  

Oct 29   Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason died on this day in history.