Historical Events In 1640

Jan 22   On this day in history erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55   

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

Feb 04   Hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 09   Murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40), dies in Baghdad at 27 on this day in history.   

Mar 08   Guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

Mar 09   Pierre Corneilles "Horace," premieres in Paris 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   On this day in history agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61   

Apr 13   On this day in history english Short Parliament forms (- May 5)   

Apr 22   Mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun in the year 1640.   

May 03   On this day in history english Upper house accept Act of Attainder   

May 05   On this day in history english Short Parliament unites   

May 12   Uprising against Spanish king Philip IV on this day in history.   

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

Jun 09   On this day in history leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)   

Jun 21   Abraham Mignon, still life painter in the year 1640.   

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

Aug 03   On this day in history 2,000 men VOC-army surrounds the city of Malakka   

Aug 28   In the year 1640 second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn   

Aug 29   On this day in history english King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland   

Sep 29   Antoine Coyzevox, French sculptor, baptized on this day in history.   

Oct 26   Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Nov 03   English Long Parliament forms on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Carlo Mannelli, composer in the year 1640.   

Nov 11   John Pym, earl of Strafford locked in Tower of London in the year 1640.   

Nov 15   Nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer in the year 1640.   

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

Nov 26   Carl Rosier, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 28   On this day in history willem de Vlamingh, Flemish sea captain (c. 1648)   

Dec 01   On this day in history portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule   

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

Dec 09   On this day in history pierre Fourier, Roman Catholic saint and French priest (b.1565)   

Dec 09   Settler Hugh Bewitt banished from Mass colony when he declares himself to be free of original sin on this day in history.   

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Jan 25   William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (d. 1707) was born in the year 1640.   

Mar 18   In the year 1640 birth of philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1719)   

Mar 30   On this day in history birth of john Trenchard, English politician (d. 1695)   

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

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.   

Jan 14   In the year 1640 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 04   In the year 1640 hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies   

Feb 09   In the year 1640 murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40), dies in Baghdad at 27   

Mar 08   In the year 1640 guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50   

Mar 17   On this day in history philip Massinger, dramatist, dies   

Apr 02   In the year 1640 matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45