Famous Deaths Happened In 1640

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

Jan 22 In the year 1640 erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55  

Jan 25 Robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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 In the year 1640 agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61  

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 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 Giles Farnaby, composer, dies in the year 1640.  

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 in the year 1640.  

Dec 30 In the year 1640 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 in the year 1640.  

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 In the year 1640 birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)  

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

May 31 MichaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 05 Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 09 On this day in history birth of leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)