Historical Events In 1639
Friday, 22 March 2019
Jan 06 Virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed in the year 1639.
Jan 06 On this day in history virginia is first colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed
Jan 14 1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford on this day in history.
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 On this day in history francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake
Jan 24 On this day in history connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders
Jan 24 George Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated in the year 1639.
Feb 07 Académie Française begins the Dictionary of the French Language in the year 1639.
Feb 07 On this day in history academie Francaise begins Dictionary of French Language
Mar 13 On this day in history cambridge College renamed Harvard for clergyman John Harvard
Mar 22 On this day in history thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies
May 08 In the year 1639 william Coddington founds Newport RI
May 20 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 Melchior Franck, German composer on this day in history.
Jun 02 In the year 1639 floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62
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 On this day in history the first American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware)
Jun 18 Treaty of Berwick: End 1st Bishop war on this day in history.
Jul 09 In the year 1639 entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65
Jul 18 In the year 1639 bernard, duke of Saksen-Weimar (Rheinfelden), dies
Jul 19 French troops occupy Salses, at Perpignan in the year 1639.
Aug 04 On this day in history juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58
Aug 20 On this day in history martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41
Aug 22 Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers in the year 1639.
Sep 12 Viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England on this day in history.
Sep 20 John Meursius, [van Meurs], historian, dies at 60 on this day in history.
Sep 25 In the year 1639 1st printing press in America
Sep 25 In the year 1639 first printing press in America
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