Famous Deaths Happened In 1639

Jan 20 Mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies on this day in history.  

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

Jan 24 In the year 1639 death of george Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated  

Mar 22 Thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies in the year 1639.  

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

Jun 01 Melchior Franck, German composer died in the year 1639.  

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

Jul 09 On this day in history entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65  

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

Aug 04 Juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Aug 07 In the year 1639 death of martin van den Hove, Dutch scientist (b. 1605)  

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

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

Oct 07 John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Oct 28 In the year 1639 death of stefano Landi, Italian composer (b. 1587)  

Nov 03 On this day in history martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice), dies at 69  

Nov 07 William Cobbold, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1639.  

Nov 26 In the year 1639 death of john Spottiswoode, Scottish historian (b. 1565)  

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 Increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723) was born in the year 1639.  

Sep 17 On this day in history 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 Simon van der Stel, Dutch governor of Cape colony (1679-99) was born in the year 1639.  

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

Dec 22 In the year 1639 birth of jean Racine, French dramatist (d. 1699)