Famous Deaths In 1640

Jan 14 Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer and judge (b. 1578) died in the year 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 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 In the year 1640 guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50  

Mar 17 On this day in history philip Massinger, dramatist, dies  

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

Apr 10 On this day in history agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61  

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

Jun 03 Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (b. 1584) died in the year 1640.  

Jul 12 Henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies in the year 1640.  

Oct 20 John Ball, English Puritan clergyman (b. 1585) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Dec 06 Matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75 in the year 1640.  

Dec 09 In the year 1640 death of pierre Fourier, Roman Catholic saint and French priest (b.1565)  

Dec 30 John Francis Regis, French saint (b. 1597) died on this day in history.  

Jan 25 In the year 1640 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 John Trenchard, English politician (d. 1695) was born in the year 1640.  

Apr 01 On this day in history 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 michaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)  

Jun 05 In the year 1640 birth of pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715)  

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