Historical Events In 1639

Jan 06   Virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed on this day in history.   

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

Jan 14   In the year 1639 1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford   

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

Jan 24   In the year 1639 connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders   

Jan 24   George Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated on this day in history.   

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

Feb 07   Academie Francaise begins Dictionary of French Language in the year 1639.   

Mar 13   On this day in history cambridge College renamed Harvard for clergyman John Harvard   

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

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   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   On this day in history giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70   

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   Massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill in the year 1639.   

Jun 10   In the year 1639 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   Treaty of Berwick: End 1st Bishop war on this day in history.   

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

Jul 18   On this day in history bernard, duke of Saksen-Weimar (Rheinfelden), dies   

Jul 19   French troops occupy Salses, at Perpignan on this day in history.   

Aug 04   In the year 1639 juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58   

Aug 20   Martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41 in the year 1639.   

Aug 22   On this day in history madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.   

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   1st printing press in America on this day in history.   

Sep 25   On this day in history first printing press in America   

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Jan 19   In the year 1639 birth of noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian   

Feb 06   Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born in the year 1639.   

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

Sep 17   On this day in history birth of hans Herr, Mennonite bishop (d. 1725)   

Sep 29   In the year 1639 birth of lord William Russell, English politician (d. 1683)   

Oct 14   In the year 1639 birth of simon van der Stel, Dutch governor of Cape colony (1679-99)   

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

Dec 22   Jean Racine, French dramatist (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.   

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 died in the year 1639.   

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

Mar 22   In the year 1639 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   On this day in history death of melchior Franck, German composer   

Jun 02   Floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Jul 09   Entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65 on this day in history.