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 in the year 1639.   

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

Jan 14   Rodger Ludlow publishes"Fundamental Orders of Connecticut" in the year 1639.   

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

Jan 20   In the year 1639 mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies   

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

Jan 24   In the year 1639 connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders   

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

Feb 07   On this day in history académie Française begins the Dictionary of the French Language   

Feb 07   In the year 1639 academie Francaise begins Dictionary of French Language   

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

Mar 22   In the year 1639 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   Dorchester Mass, forms 1st school funded by local taxes in the year 1639.   

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

May 21   Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jun 01   In the year 1639 melchior Franck, German composer   

Jun 02   Floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Jun 06   On this day in history massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill   

Jun 10   On this day in history 1st American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware)   

Jun 10   The first American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware) on this day in history.   

Jun 18   Treaty of Berwick: End 1st Bishop war on this day in history.   

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

Jul 18   Bernard, duke of Saksen-Weimar (Rheinfelden), dies in the year 1639.   

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

Aug 04   Juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58 in the year 1639.   

Aug 20   Martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

Aug 22   On this day in history madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.   

Sep 12   Viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England in the year 1639.   

Sep 20   John Meursius, [van Meurs], historian, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Sep 25   1st printing press in America on this day in history.   

Sep 25   First printing press in America in the year 1639.   

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

Feb 06   On this day in history birth of daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691)   

Jun 21   In the year 1639 birth of increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723)   

Sep 17   In the year 1639 birth of hans Herr, Mennonite bishop (d. 1725)   

Sep 29   Lord William Russell, English politician (d. 1683) was born in the year 1639.   

Oct 14   Simon van der Stel, Dutch governor of Cape colony (1679-99) was born in the year 1639.   

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

Dec 22   On this day in history birth of jean Racine, French dramatist (d. 1699)   

Jan 20   Mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies on this day in history.   

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

Jan 24   On this day in history death of george Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated   

Mar 22   In the year 1639 thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies   

May 21   In the year 1639 giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70   

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

Jun 02   On this day in history floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62   

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