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 on this day in history.   

Mar 08   Guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1640.   

Mar 09   In the year 1640 pierre Corneilles "Horace," premieres in Paris   

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

Apr 02   Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 13   English Short Parliament forms (- May 5) on this day in history.   

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

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

May 05   English Short Parliament unites on this day in history.   

May 12   In the year 1640 uprising against Spanish king Philip IV   

May 30   Andre Duchesne, French historian/genealogy, dies on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1640 2,000 men VOC-army surrounds the city of Malakka   

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

Sep 29   Antoine Coyzevox, French sculptor, baptized on this day in history.   

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   Carlo Mannelli, composer on this day in history.   

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

Nov 15   On this day in history nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer   

Nov 25   Giles Farnaby, composer, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 26   In the year 1640 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   On this day in history matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75   

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

Dec 09   In the year 1640 settler Hugh Bewitt banished from Mass colony when he declares himself to be free of original sin   

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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 in the year 1640.   

Mar 30   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

May 31   In the year 1640 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   In the year 1640 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   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   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   In the year 1640 philip Massinger, dramatist, dies   

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