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April 18, 1618Born on Thursday April 19, 1618
- Joannes Siglin, Oppelsbohm, Rems-Murr-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany († 1662)
- Hans Jacob*** MB8 Frey (Meyer) Moyer, Pfaffikon, Canton, Zurich, Switzerland († 1683)
- Catharina Borremans, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgie
- Barbara HOFFMANN, Eberbach,,,Baden (Germany) († 1676)
- Christian von Brieg und Liegnitz, Brzeg, Opole, Poland († 1672)
- Robbert Lamberts Berentsen, Epe,8160,Gelderland,Nederland
- Hans Jacob Meyer, Pfäffikon, Zurich, Switzerland († 1678)
- Paschasia Dekers, Meer, Antwerpen, België
- Hans Jacob (Jagli) Meyer, Pffafikon, Zurich, Switzerland († 1678)
- Johan Ernst Vrijheer van Pöllnitz († 1684)
Died on Thursday April 19, 1618
- Theodorus Theunissen Broekman (43)
- Balthazar WILLEMS (58), Tielen Belgie
- Brites Nunes Ximenes, Lisboa Koninkeijk Portugal
- Leonor Francisca Colón de Portugal (35), Madrid
- Leonor Francisca de Portugal Colón de Toledo y Vicentelo (35)
- Balthasara WILLEMS, Tielen
- Eleonore Francesca de Bragança Gravin van Gelves (33)
- Dorothea Gerroltsdr Van Feytsma
- Balthasara Willems, Tielen
Born on April 19
- 1593 » Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet, English politician († 1647)
- 1603 » Michel Le Tellier, French politician, French Minister of Defence († 1685)
- 1613 » Christoph Bach, German musician († 1661)
- 1633 » Willem Drost, Dutch painter († 1659)
- 1655 » George St Lo(e), Royal Navy officer and administrator († 1718)
- 1658 » Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, German husband of Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria († 1716)
- 1665 » Jacques Lelong, French author († 1721)
- 1686 » Vasily Tatishchev, Russian ethnographer and politician († 1750)
- 1715 » James Nares, English organist and composer († 1783)
- 1721 » Roger Sherman, American lawyer and politician († 1793)
Died on April 19
- 1560 » Philip Melanchthon, German theologian and reformer (b. 1497)
- 1567 » Michael Stifel, German monk and mathematician (b. 1487)
- 1578 » Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1530)
- 1588 » Paolo Veronese, Italian painter (b. 1528)
- 1608 » Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, English poet, playwright, and politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1536)
- 1618 » Thomas Bastard, English priest and author (b. 1566)
- 1619 » Jagat Gosain, Mughal empress (b. 1573)
- 1629 » Sigismondo d'India, Italian composer (b. 1582)
- 1632 » Sigismund III Vasa, king of Sweden and Poland (b. 1566)
- 1686 » Antonio de Solís y Ribadeneyra, Spanish historian and playwright (b. 1610)
Names that were popular for boys in 1618
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Thomas
- Joannes
- John
- Pieter
- Jacob
- William
- Petrus
- Johan
- Jean
- Johannes
- Willem
- Claes
- Richard
- Leendert
Names that were popular for girls in 1618
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Neeltje
- Joanna
- Marie
- Barbara
- Anne
- Johanna
- Margaretha
- Catherine
- Cornelia
- Jeanne
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1618
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- March 8 » Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.
- May 15 » Johannes Kepler confirms his previously rejected discovery of the third law of planetary motion (he first discovered it on March 8 but soon rejected the idea after some initial calculations were made).
- May 23 » The Second Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War.
- June 14 » Joris Veseler prints the first Dutch newspaper Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. in Amsterdam (approximate date).
- September 18 » The twelfth baktun in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar begins.
- October 29 » English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England.