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Philip II, Duke of Pomerania
1618Feb, 3

Philip II, Duke of Pomerania

Philip II, Duke of Pomerania (b. 1573)
Philip II, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin (29 July 1573 – 3 February 1618) was from 1606 to 1618 the reigning duke of Pomerania-Stettin and is considered among the one of the most artistic of the Pomeranian dukes. He married Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg in 1607. The marriage remained childless.

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    Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.
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    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).
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    Walter Raleigh

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