Historical Events In 1639
Saturday, 02 July 2022
Jan 06 Virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed on this day in history.
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 In the year 1639 rodger Ludlow publishes"Fundamental Orders of Connecticut"
Jan 19 Noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian on this day in history.
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 on this day in history.
Jan 24 Connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders on this day in history.
Jan 24 In the year 1639 george Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated
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 Thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies in the year 1639.
May 08 William Coddington founds Newport RI on this day in history.
May 20 Dorchester MA, forms first school funded by local taxes in the year 1639.
May 20 On this day in history dorchester Mass, forms 1st school funded by local taxes
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 In the year 1639 melchior Franck, German composer
Jun 02 Floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62 on this day in history.
Jun 06 On this day in history massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill
Jun 10 1st American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware) in the year 1639.
Jun 10 The first American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware) on this day in history.
Jun 18 On this day in history treaty of Berwick: End 1st Bishop war
Jul 09 On this day in history entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65
Jul 18 Bernard, duke of Saksen-Weimar (Rheinfelden), dies on this day in history.
Jul 19 On this day in history 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 Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers on this day in history.
Sep 12 Viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England in the year 1639.
Sep 20 On this day in history john Meursius, [van Meurs], historian, dies at 60
Sep 25 1st printing press in America on this day in history.
Sep 25 First printing press in America in the year 1639.
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