Historical Events In 1640

Jan 22   Erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies   

Feb 04   Hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies in the year 1640.   

Feb 09   Murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40), dies in Baghdad at 27 in the year 1640.   

Mar 08   Guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

Mar 09   On this day in history pierre Corneilles "Horace," premieres in Paris   

Mar 17   On this day in history philip Massinger, dramatist, dies   

Apr 02   On this day in history matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45   

Apr 10   On this day in history agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61   

Apr 13   On this day in history english Short Parliament forms (- May 5)   

Apr 22   Mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun in the year 1640.   

May 03   English Upper house accept Act of Attainder on this day in history.   

May 05   English Short Parliament unites on this day in history.   

May 12   In the year 1640 uprising against Spanish king Philip IV   

May 30   In the year 1640 andre Duchesne, French historian/genealogy, dies   

Jun 09   Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705) on this day in history.   

Jun 21   Abraham Mignon, still life painter in the year 1640.   

Jul 12   Henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 03   In the year 1640 2,000 men VOC-army surrounds the city of Malakka   

Aug 28   Second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn on this day in history.   

Aug 29   On this day in history english King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland   

Sep 29   Antoine Coyzevox, French sculptor, baptized on this day in history.   

Oct 26   In the year 1640 pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63   

Nov 03   English Long Parliament forms in the year 1640.   

Nov 04   Carlo Mannelli, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 11   John Pym, earl of Strafford locked in Tower of London on this day in history.   

Nov 15   Nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer in the year 1640.   

Nov 25   Giles Farnaby, composer, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 26   Carl Rosier, composer in the year 1640.   

Nov 28   Willem de Vlamingh, Flemish sea captain (c. 1648) in the year 1640.   

Dec 01   Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule on this day in history.   

Dec 06   In the year 1640 matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75   

Dec 09   Pierre Fourier, Roman Catholic saint and French priest (b.1565) in the year 1640.   

Dec 09   Settler Hugh Bewitt banished from Mass colony when he declares himself to be free of original sin in the year 1640.   

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Jan 25   William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (d. 1707) was born in the year 1640.   

Mar 18   On this day in history birth of philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1719)   

Mar 30   John Trenchard, English politician (d. 1695) was born in the year 1640.   

Apr 01   In the year 1640 birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)   

Apr 22   Mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun was born on this day in history.   

May 31   MichaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.   

Jun 05   On this day in history birth of pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715)   

Jun 09   On this day in history birth of leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)   

Jan 14   Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer and judge (b. 1578) died on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55 in the year 1640.   

Jan 25   In the year 1640 robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies   

Feb 04   On this day in history hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies   

Feb 09   On this day in history murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40), dies in Baghdad at 27   

Mar 08   Guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

Mar 17   On this day in history philip Massinger, dramatist, dies   

Apr 02   Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45 on this day in history.