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   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 in the year 1640.  

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

Apr 10   Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Apr 13   On this day in history english Short Parliament forms (- May 5)  

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

May 03   English Upper house accept Act of Attainder on this day in history.  

May 05   On this day in history 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   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   2,000 men VOC-army surrounds the city of Malakka in the year 1640.  

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

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   English Long Parliament forms on this day in history.  

Nov 04   On this day in history carlo Mannelli, composer  

Nov 11   In the year 1640 john Pym, earl of Strafford locked in Tower of London  

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 in the year 1640.  

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

Dec 01   In the year 1640 portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule  

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

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

Dec 09   On this day in history settler Hugh Bewitt banished from Mass colony when he declares himself to be free of original sin  

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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 in the year 1640.  

Mar 30   John Trenchard, English politician (d. 1695) was born on this day in history.  

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

Apr 22   Mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun was born on this day in history.  

May 31   In the year 1640 birth of michał Wiśniowiecki, 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 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   Robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies in the year 1640.  

Feb 04   On this day in history 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 17   Philip Massinger, dramatist, dies on this day in history.  

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