Famous Deaths In 1640

Jan 14 Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer and judge (b. 1578) died on this day in history.

Jan 22 Erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55 on this day in history.

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

Feb 04 On this day in history hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies

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

Mar 08 On this day in history guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50

Mar 17 On this day in history philip Massinger, dramatist, dies

Apr 02 Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45 in the year 1640.

Apr 10 Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61 in the year 1640.

May 30 On this day in history andre Duchesne, French historian/genealogy, dies

Jun 03 In the year 1640 death of theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (b. 1584)

Jul 12 Henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies in the year 1640.

Oct 20 John Ball, English Puritan clergyman (b. 1585) died on this day in history.

Oct 26 In the year 1640 pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63

Nov 25 Giles Farnaby, composer, dies in the year 1640.

Dec 06 In the year 1640 matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75

Dec 09 On this day in history death of pierre Fourier, Roman Catholic saint and French priest (b.1565)

Dec 30 On this day in history death of john Francis Regis, French saint (b. 1597)

Jan 25 William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (d. 1707) was born on this day in history.

Mar 18 In the year 1640 birth of philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1719)

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

Apr 01 Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.

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

May 31 On this day in history birth of michał Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)

Jun 05 In the year 1640 birth of pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715)

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