Historical Events In 1639

Jan 06   Virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed in the year 1639.   

Jan 06   On this day in history virginia is first colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed   

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

Jan 14   Rodger Ludlow publishes"Fundamental Orders of Connecticut" on this day in history.   

Jan 19   On this day in history noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian   

Jan 20   In the year 1639 mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies   

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

Jan 24   On this day in history connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders   

Jan 24   George Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated in the year 1639.   

Feb 07   On this day in history académie Française begins the Dictionary of the French Language   

Feb 07   On this day in history academie Francaise begins Dictionary of French Language   

Mar 13   Cambridge College renamed Harvard for clergyman John Harvard on this day in history.   

Mar 22   On this day in history thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies   

May 08   William Coddington founds Newport RI in the year 1639.   

May 20   Dorchester MA, forms first school funded by local taxes on this day in history.   

May 20   Dorchester Mass, forms 1st school funded by local taxes in the year 1639.   

May 20   On this day in history dorchester, Massachusetts funds the first school in the US from local taxes   

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

Jun 01   On this day in history melchior Franck, German composer   

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   In the year 1639 1st American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware)   

Jun 10   The first American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware) in the year 1639.   

Jun 18   Treaty of Berwick: End 1st Bishop war in the year 1639.   

Jul 09   In the year 1639 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 in the year 1639.   

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   Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers in the year 1639.   

Sep 12   On this day in history viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England   

Sep 20   On this day in history john Meursius, [van Meurs], historian, dies at 60   

Sep 25   On this day in history 1st printing press in America   

Sep 25   First printing press in America on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1639.   

Sep 17   Hans Herr, Mennonite bishop (d. 1725) was born in the year 1639.   

Sep 29   Lord William Russell, English politician (d. 1683) was born in the year 1639.   

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

Dec 21   Jean Racin, writer was born in the year 1639.   

Dec 22   On this day in history birth of jean Racine, French dramatist (d. 1699)   

Jan 20   Mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies in the year 1639.   

Jan 23   On this day in history death of francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake   

Jan 24   In the year 1639 death of george Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated   

Mar 22   On this day in history thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies   

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

Jun 01   In the year 1639 death of melchior Franck, German composer   

Jun 02   On this day in history floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62   

Jul 09   In the year 1639 entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65