Historical Events In 1639
Sunday, 31 May 2020
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 In the year 1639 1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford
Jan 14 Rodger Ludlow publishes"Fundamental Orders of Connecticut" in the year 1639.
Jan 19 Noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian on this day in history.
Jan 20 Mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies on this day in history.
Jan 23 Francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake on this day in history.
Jan 24 Connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders in the year 1639.
Jan 24 George Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated on this day in history.
Feb 07 Académie Française begins the Dictionary of the French Language on this day in history.
Feb 07 Academie Francaise begins Dictionary of French Language on this day in history.
Mar 13 On this day in history cambridge College renamed Harvard for clergyman John Harvard
Mar 22 In the year 1639 thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies
May 08 On this day in history william Coddington founds Newport RI
May 20 In the year 1639 dorchester MA, forms first school funded by local taxes
May 20 Dorchester Mass, forms 1st school funded by local taxes on this day in history.
May 20 On this day in history dorchester, Massachusetts funds the first school in the US from local taxes
May 21 Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 on this day in history.
Jun 01 Melchior Franck, German composer in the year 1639.
Jun 02 Floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62 in the year 1639.
Jun 06 Massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill in the year 1639.
Jun 10 1st American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware) on this day in history.
Jun 10 On this day in history the first American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware)
Jun 18 Treaty of Berwick: End 1st Bishop war in the year 1639.
Jul 09 Entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65 on this day in history.
Jul 18 Bernard, duke of Saksen-Weimar (Rheinfelden), dies in the year 1639.
Jul 19 French troops occupy Salses, at Perpignan in the year 1639.
Aug 04 In the year 1639 juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58
Aug 20 Martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41 on this day in history.
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 John Meursius, [van Meurs], historian, dies at 60 in the year 1639.
Sep 25 On this day in history 1st printing press in America
Sep 25 First printing press in America on this day in history.
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