Notable Deaths In 1640

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,  

Apr 10 Agostino agazzari: Italian composer,  

May 30 Andre duchesne: French historian/genealogy,  

Jun 03 Theophilus howard: 2nd earl of suffolk, english politician (b. 1584)  

Jul 12 Henry casimir i: Count of nassau-dietz,  

Oct 20 John ball: English puritan clergyman (b. 1585)  

Oct 26 Pietro tacca: Italian sculptor/architect,  

Nov 25 Giles farnaby: Composer,  

Dec 06 Matthijs elsevier: Flemish/dutch book publisher/merchant,  

Dec 09 Pierre fourier: Roman catholic saint and french priest (b.1565)  

Dec 30 John francis regis: French saint (b. 1597)  

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)