Famous Deaths Happened In 1640

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 25 Robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies in the year 1640.  

Feb 04 In the year 1640 hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies  

Feb 09 Murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40), dies in Baghdad at 27 in the year 1640.  

Mar 08 In the year 1640 guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50  

Mar 17 In the year 1640 philip Massinger, dramatist, dies  

Apr 02 On this day in history matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45  

Apr 10 Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61 in the year 1640.  

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

Jun 03 On this day in history death of theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (b. 1584)  

Jul 12 On this day in history henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies  

Oct 20 In the year 1640 death of john Ball, English Puritan clergyman (b. 1585)  

Oct 26 Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63 in the year 1640.  

Nov 25 Giles Farnaby, composer, dies on this day in history.  

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

Dec 09 Pierre Fourier, Roman Catholic saint and French priest (b.1565) died on this day in history.  

Dec 30 In the year 1640 death of john Francis Regis, French saint (b. 1597)  

Jan 25 In the year 1640 birth of william Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (d. 1707)  

Mar 18 On this day in history birth of philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1719)  

Mar 30 In the year 1640 birth of john Trenchard, English politician (d. 1695)  

Apr 01 In the year 1640 birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)  

Apr 22 On this day in history birth of mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun  

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

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

Jun 09 Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705) was born in the year 1640.