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Historical Events In 1639
Tuesday, 16 July 2019
Jan 06 On this day in history virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed 
Jan 06 On this day in history virginia is first colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed
Jan 14 On this day in history 1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford
Jan 14 On this day in history rodger Ludlow publishes"Fundamental Orders of Connecticut"
Jan 19 In the year 1639 noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian
Jan 20 Mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies in the year 1639.
Jan 23 Francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake on this day in history.
Jan 24 Connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders in the year 1639.
Jan 24 George Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated in the year 1639.
Feb 07 Académie Française begins the Dictionary of the French Language in the year 1639.
Feb 07 On this day in history academie Francaise begins Dictionary of French Language
Mar 13 Cambridge College renamed Harvard for clergyman John Harvard in the year 1639.
Mar 22 On this day in history thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies
May 08 In the year 1639 william Coddington founds Newport RI
May 20 On this day in history dorchester MA, forms first school funded by local taxes
May 20 On this day in history dorchester Mass, forms 1st school funded by local taxes
May 20 Dorchester, Massachusetts funds the first school in the US from local taxes in the year 1639.
May 21 On this day in history giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70
Jun 01 Melchior Franck, German composer on this day in history.
Jun 02 Floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62 on this day in history.
Jun 06 On this day in history massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill
Jun 10 1st American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware) on this day in history.
Jun 10 The first American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware) on this day in history.
Jun 18 In the year 1639 treaty of Berwick: End 1st Bishop war
Jul 09 On this day in history entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65
Jul 18 In the year 1639 bernard, duke of Saksen-Weimar (Rheinfelden), dies
Jul 19 In the year 1639 french troops occupy Salses, at Perpignan
Aug 04 Juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58 on this day in history.
Aug 20 On this day in history martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41
Aug 22 In the year 1639 madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.
Sep 12 Viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England on this day in history.
Sep 20 John Meursius, [van Meurs], historian, dies at 60 on this day in history.
Sep 25 In the year 1639 1st printing press in America
Sep 25 In the year 1639 first printing press in America
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