Historical Events In 1618

Jan 01   On this day in history bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized]  

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

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

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

May 23   On this day in history the Thirty Years War begins  

Jul 16   On this day in history capt John Gilbert patents 1st dredger in Britain  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 09   Joan Cererols, composer in the year 1618.  

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

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

Oct 29   In the year 1618 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 in the year 1618.  

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

Nov 01   Johannes Flittner, composer in the year 1618.  

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

Dec 10   Giulio Caccini, Italian composer in the year 1618.  

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

Dec 26   Elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess in the year 1618.  

Jan 01   In the year 1618 birth of bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized]  

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

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   In the year 1618 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   On this day in history death of james Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician  

Apr 19   On this day in history death of thomas Bastard, clergyman and epigrammatist (b. 1565 or 1566)  

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   On this day in history 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.