Famous Deaths In 1640

Jan 14 Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer and judge (b. 1578) died in the year 1640.

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

Jan 25 Robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies in the year 1640.

Feb 04 Hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies in the year 1640.

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

Mar 08 In the year 1640 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 On this day in history agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61

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

Jun 03 Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (b. 1584) died on this day in history.

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

Oct 20 On this day in history death of john Ball, English Puritan clergyman (b. 1585)

Oct 26 On this day in history pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63

Nov 25 In the year 1640 giles Farnaby, composer, dies

Dec 06 Matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75 in the year 1640.

Dec 09 Pierre Fourier, Roman Catholic saint and French priest (b.1565) died on this day in history.

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

Jan 25 In the year 1640 birth of william Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (d. 1707)

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 on this day in history.

Apr 01 On this day in history birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)

Apr 22 Mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun was born in the year 1640.

May 31 Michał Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.

Jun 05 Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715) was born in the year 1640.

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