Historical Events In 1618

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

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

Jan 07   In the year 1618 francis Bacon becomes English lord chancellor  

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1618.  

May 15   Johannes Kepler discovers harmonics law in the year 1618.  

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

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

May 23   Imperial civil servants thrown out a window of Prague Castle in the year 1618.  

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

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   On this day in history joan Cererols, composer  

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

Oct 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1618 sir Walter Raleigh, explorer and colonizer, is executed for conspiring against James I.  

Oct 29   Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason in the year 1618.  

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   In the year 1618 giulio Caccini, Italian composer  

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 in the year 1618.  

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

Apr 02   In the year 1618 birth of francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction)  

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

Sep 09   In the year 1618 birth of joan Cererols, composer  

Oct 06   Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer was born in the year 1618.  

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   Philip William, Prince of Orange (b. 1554) died in the year 1618.  

Feb 28   Filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63 in the year 1618.  

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 on this day in history.  

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.