Historical Events In 1618

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

Jan 04   In France, Samuel de Champlain receives the dowry of his wife Helene Boulle in the year 1618.  

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

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   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   On this day in history johannes Kepler discovers harmonics law  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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   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 on this day in history.  

Apr 13   Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French writer (d. 1693) was born in the year 1618.  

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

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

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

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

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   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 in the year 1618.