Historical Events In 1639

Jan 06   Virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Virginia is first colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed on this day in history.   

Jan 14   1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Rodger Ludlow publishes"Fundamental Orders of Connecticut" on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies   

Jan 23   Francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake in the year 1639.   

Jan 24   On this day in history connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders   

Jan 24   In the year 1639 george Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated   

Feb 07   Académie Française begins the Dictionary of the French Language in the year 1639.   

Feb 07   On this day in history academie Francaise begins Dictionary of French Language   

Mar 13   Cambridge College renamed Harvard for clergyman John Harvard in the year 1639.   

Mar 22   On this day in history thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies   

May 08   On this day in history william Coddington founds Newport RI   

May 20   Dorchester MA, forms first school funded by local taxes on this day in history.   

May 20   On this day in history dorchester Mass, forms 1st school funded by local taxes   

May 20   On this day in history dorchester, Massachusetts funds the first school in the US from local taxes   

May 21   On this day in history giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70   

Jun 01   Melchior Franck, German composer on this day in history.   

Jun 02   In the year 1639 floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62   

Jun 06   In the year 1639 massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill   

Jun 10   1st American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware) in the year 1639.   

Jun 10   On this day in history the first American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware)   

Jun 18   On this day in history treaty of Berwick: End 1st Bishop war   

Jul 09   On this day in history entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65   

Jul 18   In the year 1639 bernard, duke of Saksen-Weimar (Rheinfelden), dies   

Jul 19   On this day in history french troops occupy Salses, at Perpignan   

Aug 04   In the year 1639 juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58   

Aug 20   On this day in history martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41   

Aug 22   In the year 1639 madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.   

Sep 12   In the year 1639 viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England   

Sep 20   In the year 1639 john Meursius, [van Meurs], historian, dies at 60   

Sep 25   1st printing press in America in the year 1639.   

Sep 25   First printing press in America on this day in history.   

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Jan 19   In the year 1639 birth of noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian   

Feb 06   Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.   

Jun 21   Increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

Sep 17   Hans Herr, Mennonite bishop (d. 1725) was born on this day in history.   

Sep 29   On this day in history birth of lord William Russell, English politician (d. 1683)   

Oct 14   On this day in history birth of simon van der Stel, Dutch governor of Cape colony (1679-99)   

Dec 21   Jean Racin, writer was born in the year 1639.   

Dec 22   Jean Racine, French dramatist (d. 1699) was born in the year 1639.   

Jan 20   Mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies in the year 1639.   

Jan 23   On this day in history death of francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake   

Jan 24   George Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated died in the year 1639.   

Mar 22   Thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies in the year 1639.   

May 21   Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 in the year 1639.   

Jun 01   Melchior Franck, German composer died in the year 1639.   

Jun 02   In the year 1639 floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62   

Jul 09   In the year 1639 entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65