Jun 14, 2021 · What happened in the year 1608? July 3 – The settlement of Quebec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain. August 24 – The first official English representative to India, Captain William Hawkins, lands at Surat. September 10 – John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, and begins expanding the fort.

Famous People Who Died in 1608. Jan 29 Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg, dies at 50; Feb 13 Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski, Lithuanian prince (b. 1526) Feb 13 Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury and builder of country houses, dies at 89; Feb 26 John Still, English Bishop of Bath and Wells, dies at about 64; Mar 12 Koriki Kiyonaga, Japanese warlord (b. 1530)

(24. August 1608) Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia. (7. January 1608) At Ticonderoga (now Crown Point, New York), Samuel de Champlain shoots and kills two Iroquois chiefs. This was to set the tone for French-Iroquois relations for the next one hundred years. (30. July 1608) The Protestant Union is founded in Auhausen. (14. May 1608)

Mar 10, 2022 · Jul 03 In the year 1608 samuel de Champlain founded city of Quebec Jul 13 In the year 1608 ferdinand III, King of Hungary/Bohemia/German Emperor (1637-57) Jul 18 Joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61 on this day in history.

Dec 20, 2021 · What Happened In 1608? July–December. July 3 – The settlement of Quebec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain. August 24 – The first official English representative to India, Captain William Hawkins, lands at Surat. September 10 – John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, and begins expanding the fort. What was founded in 1608?

Historical Events for the Year 1609. 5th April » 'Daimyo' (Lord) of the Satsuma Domain in southern Kyūshū, Tokugawa Shogunate known as Japan, completes Invasion of Ryukyu called his successful invasion of the Ryūkyū Kingdom in Okinawa.; 23rd May » Official ratification of the Second Charter of Virginia takes place.; 6th July » Bohemia is granted freedom of religion.