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 in the year 1618.   

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 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) on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1618.   

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

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

May 23   In the year 1618 imperial civil servants thrown out a window of Prague Castle   

May 23   The Thirty Years War begins on this day in history.   

Jul 16   Capt John Gilbert patents 1st dredger in Britain on this day in history.   

Jul 30   Prince Maurits' troops pull into Utrecht in the year 1618.   

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

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

Sep 09   In the year 1618 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   On this day in history english adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England.   

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

Oct 29   On this day in history walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason   

Nov 01   In the year 1618 johannes Flittner, composer   

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

Dec 10   Giulio Caccini, Italian composer on this day in history.   

Dec 11   In the year 1618 russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino   

Dec 26   In the year 1618 elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Nov 03   Aurangzeb, [Alamgir], Emperor of India (1658-1707) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1618.   

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

Apr 19   Thomas Bastard, clergyman and epigrammatist (b. 1565 or 1566) died in the year 1618.   

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

Aug 23   In the year 1618 gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33   

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 on this day in history.