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 on this day in history.  

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   Philip Massinger, dramatist, dies on this day in history.  

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

Apr 22   In the year 1640 mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun  

May 03   English Upper house accept Act of Attainder in the year 1640.  

May 05   In the year 1640 english Short Parliament unites  

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

May 30   Andre Duchesne, French historian/genealogy, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 12   On this day in history henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies  

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   English King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland on this day in history.  

Sep 29   Antoine Coyzevox, French sculptor, baptized in the year 1640.  

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

Nov 03   On this day in history english Long Parliament forms  

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

Nov 11   In the year 1640 john Pym, earl of Strafford locked in Tower of London  

Nov 15   Nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer on this day in history.  

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

Nov 26   Carl Rosier, composer in the year 1640.  

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

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   On this day in history pierre Fourier, Roman Catholic saint and French priest (b.1565)  

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   In the year 1640 birth of william Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (d. 1707)  

Mar 18   Philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1719) was born in the year 1640.  

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

Apr 01   Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born in the year 1640.  

Apr 22   In the year 1640 birth of mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun  

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

Jun 05   Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1640 erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55  

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   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   Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45 in the year 1640.