Historical Events In 1639

Jan 06   Virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed in the year 1639.   

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

Jan 14   1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history rodger Ludlow publishes"Fundamental Orders of Connecticut"   

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   Francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake in the year 1639.   

Jan 24   Connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders in the year 1639.   

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

Feb 07   On this day in history académie Française begins the Dictionary of the French Language   

Feb 07   On this day in history academie Francaise begins Dictionary of French Language   

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

Mar 22   On this day in history 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   On this day in history dorchester, Massachusetts funds the first school in the US from local taxes   

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

Jun 01   Melchior Franck, German composer in the year 1639.   

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

Jun 06   In the year 1639 massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill   

Jun 10   1st American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware) in the year 1639.   

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

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

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

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 in the year 1639.   

Aug 22   Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 1st printing press in America   

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   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   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   Simon van der Stel, Dutch governor of Cape colony (1679-99) was born in the year 1639.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 24   In the year 1639 death of george Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated   

Mar 22   In the year 1639 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   On this day in history death of melchior Franck, German composer   

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

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