Historical Events In 1640

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   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 in the year 1640.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 in the year 1640.  

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   In the year 1640 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   On this day in history second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn  

Aug 29   In the year 1640 english King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland  

Sep 29   On this day in history antoine Coyzevox, French sculptor, baptized  

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   On this day in history carlo Mannelli, composer  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 01   Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule in the year 1640.  

Dec 06   Matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75 in the year 1640.  

Dec 09   On this day in history pierre Fourier, Roman Catholic saint and French priest (b.1565)  

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   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 on this day in history.  

Apr 01   On this day in history birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)  

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

May 31   On this day in history birth of michaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)  

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

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

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

Jan 22   On this day in history 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   Hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1640.  

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

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