Famous Deaths Happened In 1639

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 died on this day in history.  

Jan 24 In the year 1639 death of george Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated  

Mar 22 Thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies on this day in history.  

May 21 Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 in the year 1639.  

Jun 01 Melchior Franck, German composer died in the year 1639.  

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 in the year 1639.  

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

Aug 04 Juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58 in the year 1639.  

Aug 07 In the year 1639 death of martin van den Hove, Dutch scientist (b. 1605)  

Aug 20 On this day in history martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41  

Sep 20 On this day in history john Meursius, [van Meurs], historian, dies at 60  

Oct 07 John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam), dies at 68 in the year 1639.  

Oct 28 Stefano Landi, Italian composer (b. 1587) died in the year 1639.  

Nov 03 Martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Nov 07 William Cobbold, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Nov 26 On this day in history death of john Spottiswoode, Scottish historian (b. 1565)  

Jan 19 In the year 1639 birth of noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian  

Feb 06 On this day in history birth of daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691)  

Jun 21 Increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723) was born in the year 1639.  

Sep 17 On this day in history birth of hans Herr, Mennonite bishop (d. 1725)  

Sep 29 Lord William Russell, English politician (d. 1683) was born in the year 1639.  

Oct 14 In the year 1639 birth of simon van der Stel, Dutch governor of Cape colony (1679-99)  

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

Dec 22 Jean Racine, French dramatist (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.