Deaths on March 23

James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn

Died on March 23, 1618

James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish police officer and politician (b. 1575)

James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn PC (S) (1575–1618) was a Scottish diplomat for James VI and I and an undertaker in the Plantation of Ulster, Ireland.

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Events on 1618

8 Mar

Kepler's laws of planetary motion
Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.
15 May

Kepler's laws of planetary motion
Johannes Kepler confirms his previously rejected discovery of the third law of planetary motion (he first discovered it on March 8 but soon rejected the idea after some initial calculations were made).
29 Oct

Walter Raleigh
English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England.