Historical Events In 1639

Jan 06   Virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed in the year 1639.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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 in the year 1639.   

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

Jan 24   On this day in history 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   Thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies in the year 1639.   

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

May 20   On this day in history dorchester MA, forms first school funded by local taxes   

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

May 20   On this day in history dorchester, Massachusetts funds the first school in the US from local taxes   

May 21   In the year 1639 giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70   

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

Jun 02   Floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62 in the year 1639.   

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

Jun 10   On this day in history 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   Entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65 in the year 1639.   

Jul 18   In the year 1639 bernard, duke of Saksen-Weimar (Rheinfelden), dies   

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

Aug 04   Juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58 in the year 1639.   

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

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

Sep 12   On this day in history viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England   

Sep 20   John Meursius, [van Meurs], historian, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 25   First printing press in America in the year 1639.   

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

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 in the year 1639.   

Sep 17   In the year 1639 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   In the year 1639 birth of simon van der Stel, Dutch governor of Cape colony (1679-99)   

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

Jan 23   On this day in history death of francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake   

Jan 24   George Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated died in the year 1639.   

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

May 21   In the year 1639 giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70   

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

Jun 02   In the year 1639 floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62   

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