{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1640

Jan 25 On this day in history 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 in the year 1640.  

Mar 30 John Trenchard, English politician (d. 1695) was born in the year 1640.  

Apr 01 On this day in history birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)  

Apr 22 In the year 1640 birth of mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun  

May 31 MichaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) was born in the year 1640.  

Jun 05 On this day in history birth of pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715)  

Jun 09 In the year 1640 birth of leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)  

Jun 15 Bernard Lamy, French mathematician (d. 1715) was born in the year 1640.  

Jun 21 Abraham Mignon, still life painter was born on this day in history.  

Sep 29 Antoine Coyzevox, French sculptor, baptized was born in the year 1640.  

Nov 04 Carlo Mannelli, composer was born in the year 1640.  

Nov 15 On this day in history birth of nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer  

Nov 26 In the year 1640 birth of carl Rosier, composer  

Nov 28 Willem de Vlamingh, Flemish sea captain (c. 1648) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 06 Claude Fleury, French historian (d. 1723) was born in the year 1640.  

Dec 13 Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born in the year 1640.  

Dec 14 On this day in history birth of (baptism date) - Aphra Behn, English playwright and novelist (d. 1689)  

Jan 14 In the year 1640 death of thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer and judge (b. 1578)  

Jan 22 In the year 1640 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 In the year 1640 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 17 Philip Massinger, dramatist, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 02 Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45 in the year 1640.