Famous Deaths Happened In 1640

Jan 14 Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer and judge (b. 1578) died in the year 1640.  

Jan 22 In the year 1640 erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55  

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

Feb 04 Hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 09 In the year 1640 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 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 On this day in history agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61  

May 30 In the year 1640 andre Duchesne, French historian/genealogy, dies  

Jun 03 Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (b. 1584) died on this day in history.  

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

Oct 20 John Ball, English Puritan clergyman (b. 1585) died on this day in history.  

Oct 26 On this day in history pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63  

Nov 25 On this day in history giles Farnaby, composer, dies  

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 John Francis Regis, French saint (b. 1597) died on this day in history.  

Jan 25 William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (d. 1707) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 18 Philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1719) was born in the year 1640.  

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 Mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)