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1608 in various calendars. 1608 ( MDCVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1608th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 608th year of the 2nd millennium, the 8th year of the 17th century, and the 9th year of the 1600s decade.
John Smith's description of the Powhatan confederacy in AD 1608 is one of the best records available of the natives before colonial expansion took its toll on their civilisation and population numbers. Within a century of its creation the Powhatan confederacy collapsed, unable to retain its lands, keep its people unified, or resist the advanced ...
The Crown confiscated the rich lands of the rebels and brought in aflood of Scotch and English settlers in the famous “plantation ofUlster” in 1608. The seaport of Derry was handed over to the ...
August 24 – The first official English representative to India lands at Surat. October 2 – Dutch lensmaker Hans Lippershey demonstrates the first telescope in the Dutch parliament. Swedish troops enter Moscow. First cheques come to use in Netherlands. Quebec city is founded by Samuel De Champlain.
4.3 Canada, 1608-1663. Figure 4.6 The Quebec habitation established by Champlain, ca. 1608. Tadoussac stands as the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in Canada. Located where the fresh water of the Saguenay River meets the salt water of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Tadoussac was an outstanding site for hunting seals and whales.
This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total. 1608 by continent (6 C) 1608 by country (32 C, 5 P)
