Historical Events In 1640

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   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 in the year 1640.  

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

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

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

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   On this day in history english Short Parliament forms (- May 5)  

Apr 22   On this day in history 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   In the year 1640 uprising against Spanish king Philip IV  

May 30   In the year 1640 andre Duchesne, French historian/genealogy, dies  

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

Jun 21   On this day in history abraham Mignon, still life painter  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1640 english Long Parliament forms  

Nov 04   Carlo Mannelli, composer in the year 1640.  

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   In the year 1640 giles Farnaby, composer, dies  

Nov 26   In the year 1640 carl Rosier, composer  

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

Dec 01   Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule on this day in history.  

Dec 06   Matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1640 birth of john Trenchard, English politician (d. 1695)  

Apr 01   Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 22   Mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun was born in the year 1640.  

May 31   On this day in history birth of michał Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)  

Jun 05   On this day in history birth of pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715)  

Jun 09   In the year 1640 birth of leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)  

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

Mar 08   In the year 1640 guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50  

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

Apr 02   On this day in history matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45