Famous Deaths Happened In 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 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 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 Floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62 in the year 1639.  

Jul 09 Entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jul 18 Bernard, duke of Saksen-Weimar (Rheinfelden), dies in the year 1639.  

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

Aug 07 Martin van den Hove, Dutch scientist (b. 1605) died in the year 1639.  

Aug 20 Martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41 on this day in history.  

Sep 20 In the year 1639 john Meursius, [van Meurs], historian, dies at 60  

Oct 07 On this day in history john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam), dies at 68  

Oct 28 On this day in history death of stefano Landi, Italian composer (b. 1587)  

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

Nov 07 On this day in history william Cobbold, composer, dies at 79  

Nov 26 John Spottiswoode, Scottish historian (b. 1565) died on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 17 On this day in history birth of hans Herr, Mennonite bishop (d. 1725)  

Sep 29 Lord William Russell, English politician (d. 1683) was born on this day in history.  

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