Historical Events In 1618

Jan 01   Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized]   

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

Jan 07   Francis Bacon is recorded as becoming English lord chancellor   

Jan 14   Jan Six, Dutch mayor of Amsterdam   

Feb 28   Filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63.   

Mar 23   James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician   

Apr 02   Francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction).   

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   

May 15   Johannes Kepler discovers harmonics law.   

May 23   2nd Defenestration of Prague; beginning of 30 Years War   

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

May 23   Imperial civil servants thrown out a window of Prague Castle.   

May 23   The Thirty Years War begins.   

Jul 16   Capt John Gilbert patents 1st dredger in Britain   

Jul 30   Prince Maurits' troops pull into Utrecht   

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

Sep 04   "Rodi" avalanche destroys Plurs Switzerland, 1500 killed.   

Sep 09   Joan Cererols, composer   

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

Oct 06   Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer   

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

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

Oct 29   Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason   

Nov 01   Johannes Flittner, composer   

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

Dec 10   Giulio Caccini, Italian composer   

Dec 11   Russia and Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino.   

Dec 26   Elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess   

Jan 01   Bartolomé esteban murillo: Spain, baroque artist [baptized]   

Jan 14   Jan six: Dutch mayor of amsterdam   

Apr 02   Francesco m grimaldi: Mathematician/physicist (light defraction)   

Apr 13   Roger de rabutin: Comte de bussy, french writer   

Sep 09   Joan cererols: Composer   

Oct 06   Miguel gomez camargo: Composer   

Nov 01   Johannes flittner: Composer   

Nov 03   Aurangzeb: [alamgir], emperor of india (1658-1707)   

Feb 20   Philip william: Prince of orange (b. 1554)   

Feb 28   Filips willem: Prince of orange,   

Mar 23   James hamilton: 1st earl of abercorn, scottish politician   

Apr 19   Thomas bastard: Clergyman and epigrammatist (b. 1565 or 1566)   

Jun 07   Thomas west: 3rd baron de la warr, english governor of virginia (b. 1577)   

Aug 23   Gerbrant a bredero: Poet/playwright (moortje),   

Sep 28   Gilles van ledenberg: Sec of utrecht states (1588-1618), suicide at 68   

Oct 29   Walter raleigh: English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason