Famous Deaths Happened In 1640

Jan 14 In the year 1640 death of thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer and judge (b. 1578)  

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 Murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40), dies in Baghdad at 27 in the year 1640.  

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 Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45 in the year 1640.  

Apr 10 Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61 in the year 1640.  

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

Oct 20 John Ball, English Puritan clergyman (b. 1585) died on this day in history.  

Oct 26 In the year 1640 pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63  

Nov 25 Giles Farnaby, composer, dies on this day in history.  

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 John Francis Regis, French saint (b. 1597) died on this day in history.  

Jan 25 William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (d. 1707) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 01 In the year 1640 birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)  

Apr 22 On this day in history birth of mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun  

May 31 MichaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) was born in the year 1640.  

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

Jun 09 Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705) was born in the year 1640.