1618
| Years: 1615 1616 1617 – 1618 – 1619 1620 1621 | |
| Decades: 1580s 1590s 1600s – 1610s – 1620s 1630s 1640s | |
| Centuries: 16th century – 17th century – 18th century 1618 in topic: | |
Events
- March 8 – Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were made but on May 15 confirms the discovery).
- The margraves of Brandenburg is granted Polish approval to inherit Ducal Prussia.
- The Synod of Dort is convened.
- Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Mustafa I (1617-1623) to Osman II (1618-1622).
- May 23 – The Second Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War.
- October 29 – English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England.
Births
- January 1 – Karl I Ludwig of Pfalz
- January 1 – Bartolomé Estéban Murillo, Spanish painter (d. 1682)
- November 3 – Aurangzeb, Mughal emperor (d. 1707)
Deaths
- August 23 – Gerbrand Adriaensz Bredero, Dutch poet and playwright (b. 1585)
- October 29 – Sir Walter Raleigh, English courtier and settler of Virginia (b. 1554)
- November 2 – Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (b. 1558)
- December 10 – Giulio Caccini, Italian composer
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