Famous Deaths Happened In 1640

Jan 14 On this day in history death of thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer and judge (b. 1578)  

Jan 22 In the year 1640 erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55  

Jan 25 Robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies in the year 1640.  

Feb 04 On this day in history hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies  

Feb 09 In the year 1640 murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40), dies in Baghdad at 27  

Mar 08 Guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Mar 17 On this day in history philip Massinger, dramatist, dies  

Apr 02 Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Apr 10 On this day in history agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61  

May 30 Andre Duchesne, French historian/genealogy, dies in the year 1640.  

Jun 03 Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (b. 1584) died on this day in history.  

Jul 12 Henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies in the year 1640.  

Oct 20 John Ball, English Puritan clergyman (b. 1585) died in the year 1640.  

Oct 26 In the year 1640 pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63  

Nov 25 In the year 1640 giles Farnaby, composer, dies  

Dec 06 Matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75 in the year 1640.  

Dec 09 Pierre Fourier, Roman Catholic saint and French priest (b.1565) died on this day in history.  

Dec 30 In the year 1640 death of john Francis Regis, French saint (b. 1597)  

Jan 25 William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (d. 1707) was born in the year 1640.  

Mar 18 On this day in history birth of philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1719)  

Mar 30 John Trenchard, English politician (d. 1695) was born in the year 1640.  

Apr 01 Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 22 Mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun was born in the year 1640.  

May 31 On this day in history birth of michaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)  

Jun 05 Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715) was born in the year 1640.  

Jun 09 On this day in history birth of leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)