Historical Events In 1639

Jan 06   In the year 1639 virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed   

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 in the year 1639.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 07   Académie Française begins the Dictionary of the French Language in the year 1639.   

Feb 07   Academie Francaise begins Dictionary of French Language on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1639 william Coddington founds Newport RI   

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   In the year 1639 melchior Franck, German composer   

Jun 02   On this day in history 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   In the year 1639 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   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   Bernard, duke of Saksen-Weimar (Rheinfelden), dies in the year 1639.   

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

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

Aug 20   On this day in history 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   1st printing press in America in the year 1639.   

Sep 25   In the year 1639 first printing press in America   

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Jan 19   On this day in history 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   Increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1639.   

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

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

May 21   Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 in the year 1639.   

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

Jun 02   In the year 1639 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.