Historical Events In 1640
Sunday, 04 June 2023
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 on this day in history.
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 on this day in history.
Mar 08 Guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1640.
Mar 09 Pierre Corneilles "Horace," premieres in Paris on this day in history.
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 on this day in history.
Apr 13 On this day in history english Short Parliament forms (- May 5)
Apr 22 In the year 1640 mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun
May 03 English Upper house accept Act of Attainder on this day in history.
May 05 On this day in history english Short Parliament unites
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 On this day in history leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)
Jun 21 Abraham Mignon, still life painter in the year 1640.
Jul 12 On this day in history henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies
Aug 03 2,000 men VOC-army surrounds the city of Malakka in the year 1640.
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 On this day in history pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63
Nov 03 English Long Parliament forms on this day in history.
Nov 04 On this day in history carlo Mannelli, composer
Nov 11 In the year 1640 john Pym, earl of Strafford locked in Tower of London
Nov 15 In the year 1640 nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer
Nov 25 In the year 1640 giles Farnaby, composer, dies
Nov 26 Carl Rosier, composer in the year 1640.
Nov 28 Willem de Vlamingh, Flemish sea captain (c. 1648) on this day in history.
Dec 01 In the year 1640 portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule
Dec 06 Matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75 on this day in history.
Dec 09 Pierre Fourier, Roman Catholic saint and French priest (b.1565) on this day in history.
Dec 09 On this day in history settler Hugh Bewitt banished from Mass colony when he declares himself to be free of original sin
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