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   James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician on this day in history.   

Apr 02   Francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1618 johannes Kepler discovers harmonics law   

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

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

May 23   In the year 1618 imperial civil servants thrown out a window of Prague Castle   

May 23   The Thirty Years War begins in the year 1618.   

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

Jul 30   In the year 1618 prince Maurits' troops pull into Utrecht   

Aug 23   Gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33 on this day in history.   

Sep 04   "Rodi" avalanche destroys Plurs Switzerland, 1,500 killed on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Joan Cererols, composer on this day in history.   

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   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   On this day in history walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason   

Nov 01   In the year 1618 johannes Flittner, composer   

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

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 in the year 1618.   

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

Jan 14   Jan Six, Dutch mayor of Amsterdam was born in the year 1618.   

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 in the year 1618.   

Oct 06   In the year 1618 birth of miguel Gomez Camargo, composer   

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

Nov 03   In the year 1618 birth of aurangzeb, [Alamgir], Emperor of India (1658-1707)   

Feb 20   On this day in history death of philip William, Prince of Orange (b. 1554)   

Feb 28   On this day in history filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63   

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   Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English Governor of Virginia (b. 1577) died in the year 1618.   

Aug 23   On this day in history gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33   

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

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