Important Historical Events of the year 1618, Year 1618 in History

List of 1618 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1618

What happened in the year 1618?

Date Event
May 15, 1618 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, 1618 The Second Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War.
June 14, 1618 Joris Veseler prints the first Dutch newspaper Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. in Amsterdam (approximate date).
July 31, 1618 Maurice, Prince of Orange disbands the waardgelders militia in Utrecht, a pivotal event in the Remonstrant/Counter-Remonstrant tensions.
September 18, 1618 The twelfth baktun in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar begins.
October 29, 1618 English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England.