Famous Deaths Happened In 1640
Friday, 07 February 2025
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 in the year 1640.
Jan 25 Robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies in the year 1640.
Feb 04 In the year 1640 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 Guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.
Mar 17 Philip Massinger, dramatist, dies in the year 1640.
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 on this day in history.
May 30 In the year 1640 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 On this day in history henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies
Oct 20 John Ball, English Puritan clergyman (b. 1585) died on this day in history.
Oct 26 Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63 on this day in history.
Nov 25 In the year 1640 giles Farnaby, composer, dies
Dec 06 Matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75 on this day in history.
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)