Famous Personalities Born In 1640

Jan 25 William cavendish: 1st duke of devonshire, english soldier and statesman  

Mar 18 Philippe de la hire: French mathematician and astronomer  

Mar 30 John trenchard: English politician  

Apr 01 Georg mohr: Danish mathematician  

Apr 22 Mariana alcoforado: Portugal, nun  

May 31 MichaÅ‚ wiÅ›niowiecki: King of poland  

Jun 05 Pu songling: Chinese writer  

Jun 09 Leopold i: Holy roman emperor (1658-1705)  

Jun 15 Bernard lamy: French mathematician  

Jun 21 Abraham mignon: Still life painter  

Sep 29 Antoine coyzevox: French sculptor, baptized  

Nov 04 Carlo mannelli: Composer  

Nov 15 Nicolaus adam strungk: Composer  

Nov 26 Carl rosier: Composer  

Nov 28 Willem de vlamingh: Flemish sea captain (c. 1648)  

Dec 06 Claude fleury: French historian  

Dec 13 Robert plot: English naturalist  

Dec 14 (baptism date) - aphra behn: English playwright and novelist  

Jan 14 Thomas coventry: 1st baron coventry, english lawyer and judge (b. 1578)  

Jan 22 Erasmus quellinus i: Flemish wood carver,  

Jan 25 Robert burton: Author (anatomy of melancholy),  

Feb 04 Hendrick c vroom: Dutch seascape painter,  

Feb 09 Murad iv: Sultan of turkey (1623-40),  

Mar 08 Guillaume van messaus: Composer,  

Mar 17 Philip massinger: Dramatist,  

Apr 02 Matthias c sarbiewski: [sarbievius], polish jesuit/poet,