Famous Deaths 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 in the year 1640.

Jan 25 In the year 1640 robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies

Feb 04 Hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies on this day in history.

Feb 09 In the year 1640 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 In the year 1640 matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45

Apr 10 On this day in history agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61

May 30 Andre Duchesne, French historian/genealogy, dies on this day in history.

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

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 in the year 1640.

Oct 26 Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63 in the year 1640.

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

Dec 06 In the year 1640 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 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 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.

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