Historical Events In 1639

Jan 06   Virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed on this day in history.   

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" on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1639 academie Francaise begins Dictionary of French Language   

Mar 13   On this day in history 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   In the year 1639 william Coddington founds Newport RI   

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

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   On this day in history giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70   

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

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 in the year 1639.   

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

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

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

Jul 09   In the year 1639 entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65   

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

Jul 19   On this day in history french troops occupy Salses, at Perpignan   

Aug 04   Juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Aug 20   In the year 1639 martin Opitz, German poet/historian (Troerinnen), dies at 41   

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   Viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England in the year 1639.   

Sep 20   In the year 1639 john Meursius, [van Meurs], historian, dies at 60   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 06   On this day in history birth of daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691)   

Jun 21   In the year 1639 birth of increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723)   

Sep 17   Hans Herr, Mennonite bishop (d. 1725) was born in the year 1639.   

Sep 29   Lord William Russell, English politician (d. 1683) was born on this day in history.   

Oct 14   Simon van der Stel, Dutch governor of Cape colony (1679-99) was born in the year 1639.   

Dec 21   On this day in history birth of jean Racin, writer   

Dec 22   Jean Racine, French dramatist (d. 1699) was born in the year 1639.   

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

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

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   On this day in history giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70   

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

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

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