Famous Deaths In 1640

Jan 14 Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer and judge (b. 1578) died in the year 1640.  

Jan 22 Erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55 on this day in history.  

Jan 25 On this day in history robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies  

Feb 04 On this day in history 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 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  

Apr 10 In the year 1640 agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61  

May 30 Andre Duchesne, French historian/genealogy, dies in the year 1640.  

Jun 03 Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (b. 1584) died on this day in history.  

Jul 12 Henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 20 In the year 1640 death of john Ball, English Puritan clergyman (b. 1585)  

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

Nov 25 In the year 1640 giles Farnaby, composer, dies  

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

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 in the year 1640.  

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 In the year 1640 birth of john Trenchard, English politician (d. 1695)  

Apr 01 In the year 1640 birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)  

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

May 31 MichaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.