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

Jan 23   On this day in history francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake   

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

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   In the year 1639 dorchester, Massachusetts funds the first school in the US from local taxes   

May 21   In the year 1639 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 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   The first American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware) on this day in history.   

Jun 18   Treaty of Berwick: End 1st Bishop war in the year 1639.   

Jul 09   In the year 1639 entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65   

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   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 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   Viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England in the year 1639.   

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

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

Sep 25   First printing press in America in the year 1639.   

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

Feb 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1639 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   Simon van der Stel, Dutch governor of Cape colony (1679-99) was born on this day in history.   

Dec 21   On this day in history birth of jean Racin, writer   

Dec 22   Jean Racine, French dramatist (d. 1699) was born in the year 1639.   

Jan 20   In the year 1639 mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies   

Jan 23   On this day in history death of francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake   

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

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

May 21   Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 02   On this day in history floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62   

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