Historical Events In 1608

Jan 07   Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia in the year 1608.   

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   John Still, English bishop in the year 1608.   

Mar 18   In the year 1608 susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia.   

Apr 19   In the year 1608 earl of Dorset, poet/statesman, dies   

Apr 25   Jean BG duke of Orleans, brother of French King Louis XIII/general on this day in history.   

May 14   In the year 1608 the Protestant Union is founded in Auhausen.   

May 19   Matthias von Habsburgs army reaches Lieben, at Prague on this day in history.   

May 28   On this day in history claudio Monteverdi's "Arianna" premieres in Mantua   

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

Jun 01   Valse Dimitri forms his 2nd Russian anti-govt in the year 1608.   

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

Jun 19   On this day in history thomas Fuller, England, literary (History of the Holy War)   

Jul 03   City of Québec founded by Samuel de Champlain in the year 1608.   

Jul 03   Quebec, Canada founded by Samuel Champlain on this day in history.   

Jul 03   In the year 1608 samuel de Champlain founded city of Quebec   

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1608 john Smith's story of Jamestown's 1st days submitted for publication   

Aug 24   On this day in history 1st English convoy lands at Surat India   

Aug 27   On this day in history hendrik van Kinschot, [Henricus Kinschotus], lawyer, dies at 66   

Sep 01   Giacomo Torelli, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 03   Pieter Stockmans, Flemish chairman of military in the year 1608.   

Sep 10   On this day in history john Smith elected president of Jamestown colony council, Va   

Sep 29   On this day in history captain Newport arrives from England with supplies for colonists   

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   In the year 1608 the first telescope is demonstrated by Hans Lippershey of Middelburg.   

Oct 19   In the year 1608 martinus A del Rio, Spanish lawyer historian/theologist, dies   

Oct 26   Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies in the year 1608.   

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

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

Feb 05   Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on this day in history.   

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

Apr 25   Jean BG duke of Orleans, brother of French King Louis XIII/general was born on this day in history.   

May 15   René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642) was born in the year 1608.   

Jun 19   Thomas Fuller, England, literary (History of the Holy War) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jul 14   On this day in history birth of george Goring, Lord Goring, English royalist soldier (d. 1657)   

Jan 29   On this day in history death of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557)   

Feb 13   Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski, Lithuanian prince (b. 1526) died in the year 1608.   

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

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

Apr 19   On this day in history earl of Dorset, poet/statesman, dies   

May 14   In the year 1608 death of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543)   

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

Jun 19   On this day in history death of alberico Gentili, Italian jurist (b. 1551)