Historical Events In 1640

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   Murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40), dies in Baghdad at 27 on this day in history.   

Mar 08   On this day in history guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50   

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

Apr 13   In the year 1640 english Short Parliament forms (- May 5)   

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

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1640.   

Aug 29   English King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history english Long Parliament forms   

Nov 04   On this day in history carlo Mannelli, composer   

Nov 11   John Pym, earl of Strafford locked in Tower of London in the year 1640.   

Nov 15   In the year 1640 nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer   

Nov 25   Giles Farnaby, composer, dies in the year 1640.   

Nov 26   On this day in history carl Rosier, composer   

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 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 in the year 1640.   

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Jan 25   William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (d. 1707) was born in the year 1640.   

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   Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1640.   

Jun 09   On this day in history birth of leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)   

Jan 14   Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer and judge (b. 1578) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 25   In the year 1640 robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies   

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

Feb 09   In the year 1640 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   Philip Massinger, dramatist, dies in the year 1640.   

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