Historical Events In 1640

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

Jan 25   On this day in history robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies   

Feb 04   In the year 1640 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   In the year 1640 guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50   

Mar 09   Pierre Corneilles "Horace," premieres in Paris in the year 1640.   

Mar 17   Philip Massinger, dramatist, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 13   English Short Parliament forms (- May 5) on this day in history.   

Apr 22   On this day in history mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun   

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

May 05   English Short Parliament unites on this day in history.   

May 12   Uprising against Spanish king Philip IV on this day in history.   

May 30   On this day in history andre Duchesne, French historian/genealogy, dies   

Jun 09   In the year 1640 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   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 on this day in history.   

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   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   Nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer in the year 1640.   

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

Nov 26   Carl Rosier, composer on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1640.   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 30   On this day in history birth of john Trenchard, English politician (d. 1695)   

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

Apr 22   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715)   

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

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1640 guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50   

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.