Historical Events In 1608

Jan 07   On this day in history fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia   

Jan 28   Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer in the year 1608.   

Feb 06   Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher on this day in history.   

Feb 26   On this day in history john Still, English bishop   

Mar 18   Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia on this day in history.   

Apr 19   Earl of Dorset, poet/statesman, dies on this day in history.   

Apr 25   On this day in history jean BG duke of Orleans, brother of French King Louis XIII/general   

May 14   On this day in history the Protestant Union is founded in Auhausen.   

May 19   In the year 1608 matthias von Habsburgs army reaches Lieben, at Prague   

May 28   Claudio Monteverdi's "Arianna" premieres in Mantua on this day in history.   

May 28   Claudio Monteverdi's "Arianna," premieres in Mantua on this day in history.   

Jun 01   Valse Dimitri forms his 2nd Russian anti-govt on this day in history.   

Jun 04   In the year 1608 francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint, dies at 44   

Jun 19   In the year 1608 thomas Fuller, England, literary (History of the Holy War)   

Jul 03   In the year 1608 city of Québec founded by Samuel de Champlain   

Jul 03   In the year 1608 quebec, Canada founded by Samuel Champlain   

Jul 03   Samuel de Champlain founded city of Quebec on this day in history.   

Jul 13   Ferdinand III, King of Hungary/Bohemia/German Emperor (1637-57) on this day in history.   

Jul 18   Joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61 in the year 1608.   

Jul 20   Reynier van Oldenbarnevelt marries Anna Weytzen in Delft on this day in history.   

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

Aug 13   John Smith's story of Jamestown's 1st days submitted for publication in the year 1608.   

Aug 24   In the year 1608 1st English convoy lands at Surat India   

Aug 27   In the year 1608 hendrik van Kinschot, [Henricus Kinschotus], lawyer, dies at 66   

Sep 01   On this day in history giacomo Torelli, composer   

Sep 03   In the year 1608 pieter Stockmans, Flemish chairman of military   

Sep 10   In the year 1608 john Smith elected president of Jamestown colony council, Va   

Sep 29   Captain Newport arrives from England with supplies for colonists on this day in history.   

Oct 02   On this day in history hans Lippershey offers Dutch gov't a new invention, the telescope   

Oct 02   On this day in history prototype of modern reflecting telescope completed by Jan Lippershey   

Oct 02   The first telescope is demonstrated by Hans Lippershey of Middelburg on this day in history.   

Oct 19   Martinus A del Rio, Spanish lawyer historian/theologist, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 26   In the year 1608 juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies   

Nov 07   On this day in history adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen/cavalry commander, dies in battle   

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Jan 28   On this day in history birth of giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer   

Feb 05   On this day in history birth of gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666)   

Feb 06   Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher was born on this day in history.   

Apr 25   In the year 1608 birth of jean BG duke of Orleans, brother of French King Louis XIII/general   

May 15   René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642) was born on this day in history.   

Jun 19   Thomas Fuller, England, literary (History of the Holy War) was born in the year 1608.   

Jul 13   In the year 1608 birth of ferdinand III, King of Hungary/Bohemia/German Emperor (1637-57)   

Jul 14   In the year 1608 birth of george Goring, Lord Goring, English royalist soldier (d. 1657)   

Jan 29   In the year 1608 death of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557)   

Feb 13   On this day in history death of konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski, Lithuanian prince (b. 1526)   

Feb 26   In the year 1608 death of john Still, English bishop   

Mar 12   On this day in history death of koriki Kiyonaga, Japanese warlord (b. 1530)   

Apr 19   Earl of Dorset, poet/statesman, dies in the year 1608.   

May 14   Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543) died in the year 1608.   

Jun 04   Francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

Jun 19   In the year 1608 death of alberico Gentili, Italian jurist (b. 1551)