Famous Personalities Born In 1640

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of william Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (d. 1707)  

Mar 18 Philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 30 John Trenchard, English politician (d. 1695) was born in the year 1640.  

Apr 01 Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born in the year 1640.  

Apr 22 On this day in history birth of mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun  

May 31 MichaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) was born in the year 1640.  

Jun 05 Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715) was born in the year 1640.  

Jun 09 Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 15 Bernard Lamy, French mathematician (d. 1715) was born in the year 1640.  

Jun 21 Abraham Mignon, still life painter was born on this day in history.  

Sep 29 Antoine Coyzevox, French sculptor, baptized was born in the year 1640.  

Nov 04 On this day in history birth of carlo Mannelli, composer  

Nov 15 Nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer was born in the year 1640.  

Nov 26 On this day in history birth of carl Rosier, composer  

Nov 28 In the year 1640 birth of willem de Vlamingh, Flemish sea captain (c. 1648)  

Dec 06 Claude Fleury, French historian (d. 1723) was born in the year 1640.  

Dec 13 Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 14 (baptism date) - Aphra Behn, English playwright and novelist (d. 1689) was born in the year 1640.  

Jan 14 Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer and judge (b. 1578) died in the year 1640.  

Jan 22 On this day in history erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55  

Jan 25 On this day in history robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies  

Feb 04 In the year 1640 hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies  

Feb 09 Murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40), dies in Baghdad at 27 on this day in history.  

Mar 08 Guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1640.  

Mar 17 Philip Massinger, dramatist, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 02 Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45 on this day in history.