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   On this day in history 1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford   

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

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 in the year 1639.   

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

Mar 13   In the year 1639 cambridge College renamed Harvard for clergyman John Harvard   

Mar 22   In the year 1639 thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies   

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

May 20   In the year 1639 dorchester MA, forms first school funded by local taxes   

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

May 20   Dorchester, Massachusetts funds the first school in the US from local taxes in the year 1639.   

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

Jun 01   Melchior Franck, German composer on this day in history.   

Jun 02   In the year 1639 floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62   

Jun 06   Massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill in the year 1639.   

Jun 10   On this day in history 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   Entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65 in the year 1639.   

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

Jul 19   In the year 1639 french troops occupy Salses, at Perpignan   

Aug 04   Juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58 in the year 1639.   

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

Sep 20   John Meursius, [van Meurs], historian, dies at 60 in the year 1639.   

Sep 25   1st printing press in America on this day in history.   

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

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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   In the year 1639 birth of increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723)   

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

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

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

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 in the year 1639.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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.