Historical Events In 1639

Jan 06   Virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed in the year 1639.   

Jan 06   Virginia is first colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders   

Jan 24   George Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated on this day in history.   

Feb 07   In the year 1639 académie Française begins the Dictionary of the French Language   

Feb 07   Academie Francaise begins Dictionary of French Language on this day in history.   

Mar 13   Cambridge College renamed Harvard for clergyman John Harvard on this day in history.   

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

May 08   In the year 1639 william Coddington founds Newport RI   

May 20   In the year 1639 dorchester MA, forms first school funded by local taxes   

May 20   Dorchester Mass, forms 1st school funded by local taxes in the year 1639.   

May 20   Dorchester, Massachusetts funds the first school in the US from local taxes in the year 1639.   

May 21   Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 in the year 1639.   

Jun 01   On this day in history melchior Franck, German composer   

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

Jun 06   Massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill in the year 1639.   

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

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

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

Jul 09   Entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65 in the year 1639.   

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

Jul 19   French troops occupy Salses, at Perpignan on this day in history.   

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

Aug 20   On this day in history martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41   

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

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

Sep 20   John Meursius, [van Meurs], historian, dies at 60 in the year 1639.   

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

Sep 25   First printing press in America on this day in history.   

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Jan 19   On this day in history birth of noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian   

Feb 06   In the year 1639 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1639.   

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   Thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies on this day in history.   

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

Jun 01   In the year 1639 death of melchior Franck, German composer   

Jun 02   In the year 1639 floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62   

Jul 09   Entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65 on this day in history.