Historical Events In 1639

Jan 06   On this day in history virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed   

Jan 06   In the year 1639 virginia is first colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed   

Jan 14   On this day in history 1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford   

Jan 14   In the year 1639 rodger Ludlow publishes"Fundamental Orders of Connecticut"   

Jan 19   In the year 1639 noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian   

Jan 20   Mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies in the year 1639.   

Jan 23   Francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake in the year 1639.   

Jan 24   Connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders on this day in history.   

Jan 24   George Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated on this day in history.   

Feb 07   On this day in history académie Française begins the Dictionary of the French Language   

Feb 07   Academie Francaise begins Dictionary of French Language in the year 1639.   

Mar 13   On this day in history cambridge College renamed Harvard for clergyman John Harvard   

Mar 22   Thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies on this day in history.   

May 08   In the year 1639 william Coddington founds Newport RI   

May 20   Dorchester MA, forms first school funded by local taxes on this day in history.   

May 20   Dorchester Mass, forms 1st school funded by local taxes on this day in history.   

May 20   Dorchester, Massachusetts funds the first school in the US from local taxes on this day in history.   

May 21   On this day in history giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70   

Jun 01   On this day in history melchior Franck, German composer   

Jun 02   In the year 1639 floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62   

Jun 06   On this day in history massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill   

Jun 10   In the year 1639 1st American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware)   

Jun 10   The first American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware) in the year 1639.   

Jun 18   In the year 1639 treaty of Berwick: End 1st Bishop war   

Jul 09   Entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65 in the year 1639.   

Jul 18   On this day in history bernard, duke of Saksen-Weimar (Rheinfelden), dies   

Jul 19   In the year 1639 french troops occupy Salses, at Perpignan   

Aug 04   Juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Aug 20   On this day in history martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41   

Aug 22   In the year 1639 madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.   

Sep 12   Viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England in the year 1639.   

Sep 20   In the year 1639 john Meursius, [van Meurs], historian, dies at 60   

Sep 25   In the year 1639 1st printing press in America   

Sep 25   On this day in history first printing press in America   

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Jan 19   In the year 1639 birth of noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian   

Feb 06   On this day in history birth of daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691)   

Jun 21   In the year 1639 birth of increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723)   

Sep 17   On this day in history birth of hans Herr, Mennonite bishop (d. 1725)   

Sep 29   Lord William Russell, English politician (d. 1683) was born on this day in history.   

Oct 14   On this day in history birth of simon van der Stel, Dutch governor of Cape colony (1679-99)   

Dec 21   In the year 1639 birth of jean Racin, writer   

Dec 22   Jean Racine, French dramatist (d. 1699) was born in the year 1639.   

Jan 20   On this day in history mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies   

Jan 23   Francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake died in the year 1639.   

Jan 24   In the year 1639 death of george Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated   

Mar 22   On this day in history thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies   

May 21   In the year 1639 giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70   

Jun 01   Melchior Franck, German composer died in the year 1639.   

Jun 02   On this day in history floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62   

Jul 09   Entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65 on this day in history.