1608

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	16th century – 17th century – 18th century
Decades:	1570s  1580s  1590s  – 1600s –  1610s  1620s  1630s
Years:	1605 1606 1607 – 1608 – 1609 1610 1611

1608 Media

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  January 11: Jamestown's John Smith released from imprisonment by Chief Powhatan

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  July 3: Samuel de Champlain founds Quebec City.

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  John Tradescant the Younger born 4 August

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  John Milton born 9 December

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  Tsugaru Tamenobu died 29 March

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  Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg died 29 January

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  Francis Caracciolo died 4 June

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  Joachim III Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg died 18 July

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  Maria Pypelinckx died 19 October

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. As of the start of 1608, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events

• March 18 – Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia
• May 14 – Protestant Union founded in Auhausen.
• July 3 – Quebec City founded by Samuel de Champlain.
• 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