Historical Events In 1640

Jan 22   In the year 1640 erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55  

Jan 25   Robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies on this day in history.  

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 09   In the year 1640 pierre Corneilles "Horace," premieres in Paris  

Mar 17   In the year 1640 philip Massinger, dramatist, dies  

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

Apr 10   Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Apr 13   English Short Parliament forms (- May 5) in the year 1640.  

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

May 03   In the year 1640 english Upper house accept Act of Attainder  

May 05   English Short Parliament unites in the year 1640.  

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

May 30   Andre Duchesne, French historian/genealogy, dies in the year 1640.  

Jun 09   Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705) in the year 1640.  

Jun 21   Abraham Mignon, still life painter on this day in history.  

Jul 12   Henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies in the year 1640.  

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   In the year 1640 english King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland  

Sep 29   In the year 1640 antoine Coyzevox, French sculptor, baptized  

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

Nov 03   English Long Parliament forms on this day in history.  

Nov 04   In the year 1640 carlo Mannelli, composer  

Nov 11   On this day in history john Pym, earl of Strafford locked in Tower of London  

Nov 15   In the year 1640 nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer  

Nov 25   On this day in history giles Farnaby, composer, dies  

Nov 26   In the year 1640 carl Rosier, composer  

Nov 28   Willem de Vlamingh, Flemish sea captain (c. 1648) on this day in history.  

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

Dec 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1640 settler Hugh Bewitt banished from Mass colony when he declares himself to be free of original sin  

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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   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   On this day in history birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)  

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

May 31   In the year 1640 birth of michał Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)  

Jun 05   In the year 1640 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   Robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies in the year 1640.  

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   On this day in history guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50  

Mar 17   In the year 1640 philip Massinger, dramatist, dies  

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