Historical Events In 1640

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

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   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 on this day in history.  

Apr 02   Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45 in the year 1640.  

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   In the year 1640 mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun  

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

May 05   On this day in history english Short Parliament unites  

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   On this day in history abraham Mignon, still life painter  

Jul 12   Henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 03   2,000 men VOC-army surrounds the city of Malakka on this day in history.  

Aug 28   Second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn in the year 1640.  

Aug 29   On this day in history english King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland  

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

Oct 26   Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63 in the year 1640.  

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

Nov 04   In the year 1640 carlo Mannelli, composer  

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

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

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

Nov 26   On this day in history carl Rosier, composer  

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

Mar 18   In the year 1640 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   In the year 1640 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 michał Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)  

Jun 05   Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715) was born in the year 1640.  

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

Jan 14   In the year 1640 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 04   Hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies in the year 1640.  

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 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