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 on this day in history.  

Jan 25 Robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies in the year 1640.  

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 On this day in history 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 Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61 in the year 1640.  

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

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 John Ball, English Puritan clergyman (b. 1585) died in the year 1640.  

Oct 26 On this day in history pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63  

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

Dec 06 On this day in history matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75  

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

Dec 30 On this day in history death of john Francis Regis, French saint (b. 1597)  

Jan 25 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)  

Apr 22 On this day in history birth of mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun  

May 31 MichaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) was born in the year 1640.  

Jun 05 Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715) was born in the year 1640.  

Jun 09 In the year 1640 birth of leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)