Historical Events In 1639

Jan 06   In the year 1639 virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed   

Jan 06   Virginia is first colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed in the year 1639.   

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

Jan 14   Rodger Ludlow publishes"Fundamental Orders of Connecticut" in the year 1639.   

Jan 19   On this day in history noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian   

Jan 20   In the year 1639 mustapha I, sultan of Turkey (1622-23), dies   

Jan 23   Francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake in the year 1639.   

Jan 24   Connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders on this day in history.   

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

Feb 07   On this day in history académie Française begins the Dictionary of the French Language   

Feb 07   Academie Francaise begins Dictionary of French Language on this day in history.   

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

Mar 22   On this day in history thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies   

May 08   On this day in history william Coddington founds Newport RI   

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

May 20   On this day in history 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   Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1639.   

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

Jun 10   The first American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware) on this day in history.   

Jun 18   Treaty of Berwick: End 1st Bishop war on this day in history.   

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   

Jul 19   In the year 1639 french troops occupy Salses, at Perpignan   

Aug 04   On this day in history juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58   

Aug 20   Martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41 in the year 1639.   

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   Viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England on this day in history.   

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

Sep 25   In the year 1639 1st printing press in America   

Sep 25   First printing press in America on this day in history.   

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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   Hans Herr, Mennonite bishop (d. 1725) was born on this day in history.   

Sep 29   In the year 1639 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   Jean Racine, French dramatist (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies   

May 21   Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 in the year 1639.   

Jun 01   On this day in history death of melchior Franck, German composer   

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 in the year 1639.