Historical Events In 1618

Jan 01   Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized] on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1618 francis Bacon becomes English lord chancellor  

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

Apr 02   Francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction) on this day in history.  

May 10   On this day in history 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   In the year 1618 2nd Defenestration of Prague; beginning of 30 Years War  

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

May 23   Imperial civil servants thrown out a window of Prague Castle in the year 1618.  

May 23   The Thirty Years War begins in the year 1618.  

Jul 16   Capt John Gilbert patents 1st dredger in Britain in the year 1618.  

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

Sep 09   Joan Cererols, composer on this day in history.  

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

Oct 06   In the year 1618 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   On this day in history walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason  

Nov 01   Johannes Flittner, composer on this day in history.  

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

Dec 10   In the year 1618 giulio Caccini, Italian composer  

Dec 11   Russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino in the year 1618.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 13   Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French writer (d. 1693) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 20   In the year 1618 death of philip William, Prince of Orange (b. 1554)  

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

Mar 23   James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician died in the year 1618.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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