Historical Events In 1639

Jan 06   Virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed   

Jan 06   Virginia is inaugural colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed   

Jan 14   1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford   

Jan 14   Rodger Ludlow publishes"Fundamental Orders of Connecticut"   

Jan 19   Noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian.   

Jan 20   Mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies   

Jan 23   Francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake.   

Jan 24   Connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders.   

Jan 24   George Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated.   

Feb 07   Academie Francaise begins Dictionary of French Language.   

Mar 13   Cambridge College renamed Harvard for clergyman John Harvard.   

Mar 22   Thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies   

May 08   William Coddington founds Newport RI.   

May 20   Dorchester MA, forms inaugural school funded by local taxes   

May 20   Dorchester Mass, forms 1st school funded by local taxes.   

May 20   Dorchester, Massachusetts funds the inaugural school in the US from local taxes   

May 21   Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70.   

Jun 01   Melchior Franck, German composer.   

Jun 02   Floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62.   

Jun 06   Massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill.   

Jun 10   1st American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware)   

Jun 10   The inaugural American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware).   

Jun 18   Treaty of Berwick: End 1st Bishop war.   

Jul 09   Entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65.   

Jul 18   Bernard, duke of Saksen-Weimar (Rheinfelden), dies.   

Jul 19   French troops occupy Salses, at Perpignan.   

Aug 04   Juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58.   

Aug 20   Martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41.   

Aug 22   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   

Sep 20   John Meursius, [van Meurs], historian, dies at 60   

Sep 25   1st printing press in America   

Sep 25   inaugural printing press in America   

Oct 07   John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam), dies at 68   

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Jan 19   Noel alexandre: French theologian/historian   

Feb 06   Daniel georg morhof: German writer and scholar   

Jun 21   Increase mather: New england puritan minister    

Sep 17   Hans herr: Mennonite bishop    

Sep 29   Lord william russell: English politician   

Oct 14   Simon van der stel: Dutch governor of cape colony (1679-99)   

Dec 21   Jean racin: Writer   

Dec 22   Jean racine: French dramatist   

Jan 20   Mustapha i: Sultan of turkey (1622-23),   

Jan 23   Francisco maldonado da silva solis: Peruvian poet, burned at stake   

Jan 24   George jenatsch: Grisons leader, assassinated   

Mar 22   Thomas carew: English poet/diplomat (the rapture),   

May 21   Giovan d "tommaso" campanella: Italian philosopher/poet,   

Jun 01   Melchior franck: German composer   

Jun 02   Floris ii van pallandt: Earl of culemborg/politician,    

Jul 09   Entonius walaeus: Calvinist theologist,