Historical Events In 1618

Jan 01   In the year 1618 bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized]   

Jan 04   In France, Samuel de Champlain receives the dowry of his wife Helene Boulle on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history francis Bacon becomes English lord chancellor   

Jan 14   In the year 1618 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 in the year 1618.   

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 on this day in history.   

May 15   Johannes Kepler discovers harmonics law on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1618 gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33   

Sep 04   In the year 1618 "Rodi" avalanche destroys Plurs Switzerland, 1,500 killed   

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

Sep 28   Gilles van Ledenberg, sec of Utrecht States (1588-1618), suicide at 68 in the year 1618.   

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 on this day in history.   

Oct 29   Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason in the year 1618.   

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   On this day in history giulio Caccini, Italian composer   

Dec 11   On this day in history russia & Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino   

Dec 26   Elisabeth, Paltsgravin of Rhine/abbess in the year 1618.   

Jan 01   Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized] was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1618 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   In the year 1618 birth of miguel Gomez Camargo, composer   

Nov 01   On this day in history birth of johannes Flittner, composer   

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

Feb 20   In the year 1618 death of philip William, Prince of Orange (b. 1554)   

Feb 28   Filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 19   In the year 1618 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   In the year 1618 gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33   

Sep 28   On this day in history death of gilles van Ledenberg, sec of Utrecht States (1588-1618), suicide at 68   

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