Historical Events In 1639

Jan 06   On this day in history virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed   

Jan 06   In the year 1639 virginia is first colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed   

Jan 14   1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford in the year 1639.   

Jan 14   On this day in history rodger Ludlow publishes"Fundamental Orders of Connecticut"   

Jan 19   In the year 1639 noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian   

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

Jan 23   In the year 1639 francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake   

Jan 24   On this day in history connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders   

Jan 24   George Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated on this day in history.   

Feb 07   In the year 1639 académie Française begins the Dictionary of the French Language   

Feb 07   On this day in history academie Francaise begins Dictionary of French Language   

Mar 13   In the year 1639 cambridge College renamed Harvard for clergyman John Harvard   

Mar 22   Thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies on this day in history.   

May 08   William Coddington founds Newport RI on this day in history.   

May 20   Dorchester MA, forms first school funded by local taxes on this day in history.   

May 20   In the year 1639 dorchester Mass, forms 1st school funded by local taxes   

May 20   Dorchester, Massachusetts funds the first school in the US from local taxes 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 melchior Franck, German composer   

Jun 02   On this day in history floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62   

Jun 06   Massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill on this day in history.   

Jun 10   1st American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware) in the year 1639.   

Jun 10   On this day in history the first American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware)   

Jun 18   In the year 1639 treaty of Berwick: End 1st Bishop war   

Jul 09   Entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65 in the year 1639.   

Jul 18   Bernard, duke of Saksen-Weimar (Rheinfelden), dies on this day in history.   

Jul 19   French troops occupy Salses, at Perpignan in the year 1639.   

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

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

Aug 22   Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers on this day in history.   

Sep 12   In the year 1639 viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England   

Sep 20   On this day in history john Meursius, [van Meurs], historian, dies at 60   

Sep 25   1st printing press in America on this day in history.   

Sep 25   On this day in history first printing press in America   

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Jan 19   Noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1639 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 on this day in history.   

Dec 21   Jean Racin, writer was born on this day in history.   

Dec 22   On this day in history birth of jean Racine, French dramatist (d. 1699)   

Jan 20   On this day in history mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies   

Jan 23   Francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake died on this day in history.   

Jan 24   On this day in history death of george Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated   

Mar 22   Thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies on this day in history.   

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

Jun 01   Melchior Franck, German composer died on this day in history.   

Jun 02   On this day in history floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62   

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