Historical Events In 1639

Jan 06   In the year 1639 virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed   

Jan 06   Virginia is first colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed in the year 1639.   

Jan 14   1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history rodger Ludlow publishes"Fundamental Orders of Connecticut"   

Jan 19   Noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 23   In the year 1639 francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake   

Jan 24   Connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders in the year 1639.   

Jan 24   On this day in history george Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated   

Feb 07   Académie Française begins the Dictionary of the French Language on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Academie Francaise begins Dictionary of French Language on this day in history.   

Mar 13   Cambridge College renamed Harvard for clergyman John Harvard in the year 1639.   

Mar 22   Thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies on this day in history.   

May 08   William Coddington founds Newport RI on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history dorchester, Massachusetts funds the first school in the US from local taxes   

May 21   In the year 1639 giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70   

Jun 01   Melchior Franck, German composer in the year 1639.   

Jun 02   Floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62 in the year 1639.   

Jun 06   In the year 1639 massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill   

Jun 10   On this day in history 1st American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware)   

Jun 10   On this day in history the first American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware)   

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   French troops occupy Salses, at Perpignan on this day in history.   

Aug 04   Juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Aug 20   In the year 1639 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 on this day in history.   

Sep 12   Viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England on this day in history.   

Sep 20   In the year 1639 john Meursius, [van Meurs], historian, dies at 60   

Sep 25   1st printing press in America in the year 1639.   

Sep 25   In the year 1639 first printing press in America   

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Jan 19   Noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian was born in the year 1639.   

Feb 06   In the year 1639 birth of daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691)   

Jun 21   Increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

Sep 17   In the year 1639 birth of hans Herr, Mennonite bishop (d. 1725)   

Sep 29   Lord William Russell, English politician (d. 1683) was born on this day in history.   

Oct 14   Simon van der Stel, Dutch governor of Cape colony (1679-99) was born on this day in history.   

Dec 21   In the year 1639 birth of jean Racin, writer   

Dec 22   Jean Racine, French dramatist (d. 1699) was born in the year 1639.   

Jan 20   Mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake died in the year 1639.   

Jan 24   On this day in history death of george Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated   

Mar 22   Thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies on this day in history.   

May 21   Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jun 01   Melchior Franck, German composer died in the year 1639.   

Jun 02   Floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62 in the year 1639.   

Jul 09   Entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65 in the year 1639.