Historical Events In 1639

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

Jan 06   On this day in history 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 in the year 1639.  

Jan 20   In the year 1639 mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies  

Jan 23   On this day in history francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake  

Jan 24   Connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders in the year 1639.  

Jan 24   George Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated in the year 1639.  

Feb 07   In the year 1639 académie Française begins the Dictionary of the French Language  

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

Mar 13   Cambridge College renamed Harvard for clergyman John Harvard in the year 1639.  

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   In the year 1639 dorchester MA, forms first school funded by local taxes  

May 20   Dorchester Mass, forms 1st school funded by local taxes in the year 1639.  

May 20   In the year 1639 dorchester, Massachusetts funds the first school in the US from local taxes  

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

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

Jun 02   Floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Jun 06   Massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill in the year 1639.  

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

Jun 10   In the year 1639 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   In the year 1639 entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65  

Jul 18   Bernard, duke of Saksen-Weimar (Rheinfelden), dies in the year 1639.  

Jul 19   French troops occupy Salses, at Perpignan on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1639.  

Aug 22   On this day in history madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.  

Sep 12   On this day in history viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England  

Sep 20   John Meursius, [van Meurs], historian, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Sep 25   On this day in history 1st printing press in America  

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

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Jan 19   Noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian was born on this day in history.  

Feb 06   Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 21   Increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 17   Hans Herr, Mennonite bishop (d. 1725) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 29   On this day in history birth of lord William Russell, English politician (d. 1683)  

Oct 14   Simon van der Stel, Dutch governor of Cape colony (1679-99) was born on this day in history.  

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

Dec 22   On this day in history birth of jean Racine, French dramatist (d. 1699)  

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

Jan 23   On this day in history death of francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake  

Jan 24   George Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated died in the year 1639.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 02   In the year 1639 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.