1618

Events in 1618 2

• 1551 – 1618 Giulio Caccini Italian composer and singer Giulio Caccini was a pioneering member of the Florentine Camerata whose collection Le nuove musiche helped define the new monodic style that led to the birth of opera.
• 1618 – 1648 Thirty Years' War Religious war in the Holy Roman Empire One of the most devastating wars in European history ravaged the German states, causing massive destruction and population loss.