Historical Events In 1639

Jan 06   On this day in history virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed   

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 in the year 1639.   

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

Jan 19   Noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian in the year 1639.   

Jan 20   Mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies in the year 1639.   

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

Jan 24   Connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders in the year 1639.   

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

Feb 07   Académie Française begins the Dictionary of the French Language on this day in history.   

Feb 07   On this day in history academie Francaise begins Dictionary of French Language   

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

Mar 22   On this day in history thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies   

May 08   In the year 1639 william Coddington founds Newport RI   

May 20   Dorchester MA, forms first school funded by local taxes in the year 1639.   

May 20   On this day in history dorchester Mass, forms 1st school funded by local taxes   

May 20   Dorchester, Massachusetts funds the first school in the US from local taxes on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jun 06   In the year 1639 massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill   

Jun 10   In the year 1639 1st American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware)   

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 in the year 1639.   

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

Jul 18   In the year 1639 bernard, duke of Saksen-Weimar (Rheinfelden), dies   

Jul 19   French troops occupy Salses, at Perpignan in the year 1639.   

Aug 04   In the year 1639 juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58   

Aug 20   Martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41 in the year 1639.   

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 in the year 1639.   

Sep 25   In the year 1639 1st printing press in America   

Sep 25   On this day in history first printing press in America   

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

Feb 06   Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691) was born in the year 1639.   

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   On this day in history birth of lord William Russell, English politician (d. 1683)   

Oct 14   On this day in history birth of simon van der Stel, Dutch governor of Cape colony (1679-99)   

Dec 21   In the year 1639 birth of jean Racin, writer   

Dec 22   Jean Racine, French dramatist (d. 1699) was born in the year 1639.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

May 21   On this day in history giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70   

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

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

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