Historical Events In 1618

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

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

Jan 07   Francis Bacon becomes English lord chancellor in the year 1618.   

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

Feb 28   In the year 1618 filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63   

Mar 23   In the year 1618 james Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician   

Apr 02   On this day in history francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction)   

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   In the year 1618 johannes Kepler discovers harmonics law   

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

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

May 23   Imperial civil servants thrown out a window of Prague Castle on this day in history.   

May 23   In the year 1618 the Thirty Years War begins   

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   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   Joan Cererols, composer in the year 1618.   

Sep 28   Gilles van Ledenberg, sec of Utrecht States (1588-1618), suicide at 68 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 01   In the year 1618 johannes Flittner, composer   

Nov 03   In the year 1618 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 in the year 1618.   

Dec 26   Elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess on this day in history.   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of jan Six, Dutch mayor of Amsterdam   

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

Apr 13   In the year 1618 birth of roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French writer (d. 1693)   

Sep 09   On this day in history birth of joan Cererols, composer   

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

Nov 01   Johannes Flittner, composer was born in the year 1618.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 19   In the year 1618 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   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   In the year 1618 death of walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason