Famous Deaths Happened In 1640

Jan 14 On this day in history death of thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer and judge (b. 1578)  

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

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

Feb 04 In the year 1640 hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies  

Feb 09 In the year 1640 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 Philip Massinger, dramatist, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 02 On this day in history matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45  

Apr 10 Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 03 On this day in history 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 in the year 1640.  

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 On this day in history matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75  

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 On this day in history birth of william Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (d. 1707)  

Mar 18 Philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1719) was born in the year 1640.  

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 On this day in history birth of pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715)  

Jun 09 In the year 1640 birth of leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)