Historical Events In 1618

Jan 01   Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized] in the year 1618.   

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

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

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

Apr 02   In the year 1618 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 16   Capt John Gilbert patents 1st dredger in Britain on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history "Rodi" avalanche destroys Plurs Switzerland, 1,500 killed   

Sep 09   In the year 1618 joan Cererols, composer   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Oct 29   Sir Walter Raleigh, explorer and colonizer, is executed for conspiring against James I in the year 1618.   

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

Nov 01   Johannes Flittner, composer on this day in history.   

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   Russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino in the year 1618.   

Dec 26   On this day in history elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess   

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   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   Joan Cererols, composer was born in the year 1618.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 29   On this day in history death of walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason