Famous Deaths Happened In 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 in the year 1640.  

Jan 25 Robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies on this day in history.  

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 Guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 02 On this day in history matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45  

Apr 10 Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61 in the year 1640.  

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

Jun 03 On this day in history death of theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (b. 1584)  

Jul 12 On this day in history henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies  

Oct 20 On this day in history 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 Giles Farnaby, composer, dies on this day in history.  

Dec 06 In the year 1640 matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75  

Dec 09 Pierre Fourier, Roman Catholic saint and French priest (b.1565) died in the year 1640.  

Dec 30 In the year 1640 death of john Francis Regis, French saint (b. 1597)  

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 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 On this day in history birth of pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715)  

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