Historical Events In 1640

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   On this day in history murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40), dies in Baghdad at 27   

Mar 08   Guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1640.   

Mar 09   Pierre Corneilles "Horace," premieres in Paris in the year 1640.   

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   In the year 1640 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 on this day in history.   

May 03   In the year 1640 english Upper house accept Act of Attainder   

May 05   On this day in history english Short Parliament unites   

May 12   In the year 1640 uprising against Spanish king Philip IV   

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

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

Aug 03   In the year 1640 2,000 men VOC-army surrounds the city of Malakka   

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

Aug 29   English King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland on this day in history.   

Sep 29   In the year 1640 antoine Coyzevox, French sculptor, baptized   

Oct 26   In the year 1640 pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63   

Nov 03   On this day in history english Long Parliament forms   

Nov 04   In the year 1640 carlo Mannelli, composer   

Nov 11   John Pym, earl of Strafford locked in Tower of London on this day in history.   

Nov 15   In the year 1640 nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer   

Nov 25   On this day in history giles Farnaby, composer, dies   

Nov 26   Carl Rosier, composer in the year 1640.   

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

Dec 01   In the year 1640 portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule   

Dec 06   Matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75 in the year 1640.   

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   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   In the year 1640 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 in the year 1640.   

May 31   MichaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.   

Jun 05   In the year 1640 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   Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer and judge (b. 1578) died on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55 in the year 1640.   

Jan 25   In the year 1640 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 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 on this day in history.