This page relates to the year 1608 Gregorian Calendrier.
Events
America
Africa
- March 18th: The Négus Sousnéyos is crowned with Aksoum.
- the Portuguese of Luanda run up in their progression against the savage resistance of the Ngola of the Ndongo and against that of his/her sister, Jinga of Matamba (fine in 1620).
Asia
The Middle East
Europe
- May 12th: Formation of the evangelic Union of the princes and towns of Germany.
- April - May: Failure of the brothers of the tsar Dimitri II and Basile Chouïski in front of the Second forgery Dimitri. Five thousand soldiers capitulate and lend oath to the new applicant, who reaches the surroundings of Moscow (Touchino), in June.
- In July, 20 000 Poles directed by prince Sapieha arrive in Russia to support the Second forgery Dimitri.
- July 15th: A truce between Russia and the king of Poland is signed it on the basis of status quo territorial. Chouiski, to be maintained, must call upon the Sweden ( November).
- November 19th, War of the brothers in Hungary: The emperor Rudolph II yields the Hungary to his brother Mathias (1608 - 1612).
- From 1608, prelates and barons sit at the Table (Room) of the tycoons to the Hungarian Diet and the 104 noble deputies of the 52 comitats, like those of the low clergy and the cities, with the Coffee table, which counts some 300 deputy. This assembly peerage-book preserves vis-a-vis it royal capacity the privileges of noble (in particular legal and tax), the autonomy of the comitats, the control of the peasants, as well as the prerogatives of the Diet as a guarantor of the national Constitution.
France
- very hard Winter in the South of France. The the Rhone is cold.
Art & culture
See also: 1608 with the theater, 1608 in literature
- Girolamo Frescobaldi becomes the salaried organist of Saint-Pierre of Rome.
- Daphne , opera of Marco da Gagliano is played Mantoue.
- Arianna , opera of Monteverdi.
- January 1st: Inauguration of the gallery which connects the Louvre to the Tuileries.
- Opening of housing for submission to artists of elite in the large gallery of Louvre.
- Opening of the Hotel of Rambouillet, high-place of the Preciosity.
- Construction of the monumental frontage baroque of the alcazar of Madrid of Juan Gum of Mora (fine in 1630).
- Greco paints its Vue of Tolède .
Science & technology
Economy & company
Births in 1608
Death in 1608
Easter Day
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