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

Jul 12 In the year 1640 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 In the year 1640 giles Farnaby, composer, dies

Dec 06 On this day in history matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75

Dec 09 On this day in history death of pierre Fourier, Roman Catholic saint and French priest (b.1565)

Dec 30 John Francis Regis, French saint (b. 1597) died in the year 1640.

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

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 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 In the year 1640 birth of michał Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)

Jun 05 On this day in history birth of pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715)

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