Historical Events In 1608

Jan 07   Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia   

Jan 28   Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer.   

Feb 06   Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher.   

Feb 26   John Still, English bishop   

Mar 18   Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia.   

Apr 19   Earl of Dorset, poet/statesman, dies   

Apr 25   Jean BG duke of Orleans, brother of French King Louis XIII/general   

May 14   The Protestant Union is founded in Auhausen   

May 19   Matthias von Habsburgs army reaches Lieben, at Prague.   

May 28   Claudio Monteverdi's "Arianna" premieres in Mantua   

May 28   Claudio Monteverdi's "Arianna," premieres in Mantua   

Jun 01   Valse Dimitri forms his 2nd Russian anti-govt   

Jun 04   Francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint, dies at 44   

Jun 19   Thomas Fuller, England, literary (History of the Holy War)   

Jul 03   Quebec, Canada founded by Samuel Champlain.   

Jul 03   Samuel de Champlain founded city of Quebec.   

Jul 13   Ferdinand III, King of Hungary/Bohemia/German Emperor (1637-57).   

Jul 18   Joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61.   

Jul 20   Reynier van Oldenbarnevelt marries Anna Weytzen in Delft   

Jul 30   At Ticonderoga (now Crown Point, New York), Samuel de Champlain shoots and results in the deaths of two Iroquois chiefs. This was to set the tone for French-Iroquois relations for the next one hundred years.   

Aug 13   John Smith's story of Jamestown's 1st days submitted for publication.   

Aug 24   1st English convoy lands at Surat India.   

Aug 27   Hendrik van Kinschot, [Henricus Kinschotus], lawyer, dies at 66.   

Sep 01   Giacomo Torelli, composer   

Sep 03   Pieter Stockmans, Flemish chairman of military.   

Sep 10   John Smith elected president of Jamestown colony council, Va   

Sep 29   Captain Newport arrives from England with supplies for colonists   

Oct 02   Hans Lippershey offers Dutch gov't a new invention, the telescope   

Oct 02   Prototype of modern reflecting telescope completed by Jan Lippershey.   

Oct 02   The inaugural telescope is demonstrated by Hans Lippershey of Middelburg   

Oct 19   Martinus A del Rio, Spanish lawyer historian/theologist, dies.   

Oct 26   Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies.   

Nov 07   Adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen/cavalry commander, dies in battle.   

Nov 17   Adolf, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies in battle at 22.   

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Jan 28   Giovanni alfonso borelli: Naples, mathematician/astronomer   

Feb 05   Gaspar schott: German mathematician   

Feb 06   Antonio vieira: Portuguese jesuit preacher   

Apr 25   Jean bg duke of orleans: Brother of french king louis xiii/general   

May 15   René goupil: French catholic missionary (canadian martyrs)   

Jun 19   Thomas fuller: England, literary (history of the holy war)   

Jul 13   Ferdinand iii: King of hungary/bohemia/german emperor (1637-57)   

Jul 14   George goring: Lord goring, english royalist soldier    

Jan 29   Frederick i: Duke of württemberg (b. 1557)   

Feb 13   Konstanty wasyl ostrogski: Lithuanian prince (b. 1526)   

Feb 26   John still: English bishop   

Mar 12   Koriki kiyonaga: Japanese warlord (b. 1530)   

Apr 19   Earl of dorset: Poet/statesman,   

May 14   Charles iii: Duke of lorraine (b. 1543)   

Jun 04   Francesco caracciolo: Italian religious founder/saint,   

Jun 19   Alberico gentili: Italian jurist (b. 1551)