Historical Events In 1640

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

Jan 25   Robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies in the year 1640.   

Feb 04   In the year 1640 hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies   

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   Pierre Corneilles "Horace," premieres in Paris in the year 1640.   

Mar 17   Philip Massinger, dramatist, dies in the year 1640.   

Apr 02   In the year 1640 matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45   

Apr 10   Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61 in the year 1640.   

Apr 13   In the year 1640 english Short Parliament forms (- May 5)   

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

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

May 05   In the year 1640 english Short Parliament unites   

May 12   Uprising against Spanish king Philip IV in the year 1640.   

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

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

Jun 21   In the year 1640 abraham Mignon, still life painter   

Jul 12   In the year 1640 henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies   

Aug 03   On this day in history 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 in the year 1640.   

Aug 29   English King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland in the year 1640.   

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

Oct 26   Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Nov 03   In the year 1640 english Long Parliament forms   

Nov 04   In the year 1640 carlo Mannelli, composer   

Nov 11   John Pym, earl of Strafford locked in Tower of London in the year 1640.   

Nov 15   In the year 1640 nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer   

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   On this day in history portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule   

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) on this day in history.   

Dec 09   Settler Hugh Bewitt banished from Mass colony when he declares himself to be free of original sin on this day in history.   

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Jan 25   William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (d. 1707) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 18   Philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.   

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

Apr 01   Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1640 birth of leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)   

Jan 14   On this day in history death of thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer and judge (b. 1578)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 08   Guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1640.   

Mar 17   Philip Massinger, dramatist, dies in the year 1640.   

Apr 02   In the year 1640 matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45