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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 14   In the year 1639 rodger Ludlow publishes"Fundamental Orders of Connecticut"  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 24   Connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders on this day in history.  

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

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1639 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   In the year 1639 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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1639 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   On this day in history french troops occupy Salses, at Perpignan  

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

Aug 20   Martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 25   In the year 1639 first printing press in America  

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

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 in the year 1639.  

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

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

Oct 14   On this day in history birth of simon van der Stel, Dutch governor of Cape colony (1679-99)  

Dec 21   Jean Racin, writer was born on this day in history.  

Dec 22   In the year 1639 birth of jean Racine, French dramatist (d. 1699)  

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

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

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

Mar 22   Thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies 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 died in the year 1639.  

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

Jul 09   On this day in history entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65