Historical Events In 1639

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

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

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

Jan 14   Rodger Ludlow publishes"Fundamental Orders of Connecticut" in the year 1639.  

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

Jan 20   On this day in history 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   Académie Française begins the Dictionary of the French Language on this day in history.  

Feb 07   In the year 1639 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 in the year 1639.  

May 20   Dorchester Mass, forms 1st school funded by local taxes on this day in history.  

May 20   Dorchester, Massachusetts funds the first school in the US from local taxes on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 18   On this day in history treaty of Berwick: End 1st Bishop war  

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

Jul 18   Bernard, duke of Saksen-Weimar (Rheinfelden), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 19   French troops occupy Salses, at Perpignan in the year 1639.  

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

Aug 20   In the year 1639 martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41  

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

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

Sep 25   In the year 1639 first printing press in America  

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

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

Jun 21   On this day in history birth of increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723)  

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

Sep 29   On this day in history birth of lord William Russell, English politician (d. 1683)  

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

Jan 20   On this day in history mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies  

Jan 23   Francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake died on this day in history.  

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

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

May 21   On this day in history 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   Entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65 on this day in history.