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 In the year 1639 giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70  

Jun 01 In the year 1639 death of melchior Franck, German composer  

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 In the year 1639 bernard, duke of Saksen-Weimar (Rheinfelden), dies  

Aug 04 In the year 1639 juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58  

Aug 07 Martin van den Hove, Dutch scientist (b. 1605) died on this day in history.  

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

Sep 20 John Meursius, [van Meurs], historian, dies at 60 in the year 1639.  

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 in the year 1639.  

Nov 07 In the year 1639 william Cobbold, composer, dies at 79  

Nov 26 John Spottiswoode, Scottish historian (b. 1565) died on this day in history.  

Jan 19 On this day in history birth of noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian  

Feb 06 In the year 1639 birth of daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691)  

Jun 21 On this day in history birth of increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723)  

Sep 17 Hans Herr, Mennonite bishop (d. 1725) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 29 On this day in history birth of lord William Russell, English politician (d. 1683)  

Oct 14 Simon van der Stel, Dutch governor of Cape colony (1679-99) was born in the year 1639.  

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

Dec 22 Jean Racine, French dramatist (d. 1699) was born in the year 1639.