1618

Events

March 8 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were made but latter on May 15 confirms the discovery).
Start of the Thirty Years' War partly occasioned by the Defenestration of Prague
The margraves of Brandenburg inherit Prussia.
King John Casimir[?] of Poland abdicates.
The Synod of Dordt is convened.
Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Mustafa I (1617-1623) to Osman II (1618-1622).
Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Osman II (1618-1622) to Murat IV (1623-1640).
May 23 - The Second Defenstration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War.
October 29 - Sir Walter Raleigh is executed in London

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		Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century Decades: 1560s 1570s 1580s 1590s 1600s - 1610s - 1620s - 1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s Years: 1613 1614 1615 1616 1617 - 1618 - 1619 1620 1621 1622 1623 Events March 8 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were made but latter on May 15 confirms the discovery). Start of the Thirty Years' War partly occasioned by the Defenestration of Prague The margraves of Brandenburg inherit Prussia. King John Casimir[?] of Poland abdicates. The Synod of Dordt is convened. Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Mustafa I (1617-1623) to Osman II (1618-1622). Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Osman II (1618-1622) to Murat IV (1623-1640). May 23 - The Second Defenstration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War. October 29 - Sir Walter Raleigh is executed in London Births January 1 - Duke Karl I Ludwig[?] of Pfalz, Heidelberg, Germany Deaths October 29 - Sir Walter Raleigh
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