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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders in the year 1639.   

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   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   In the year 1639 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 in the year 1639.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jun 06   On this day in history massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill   

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   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1639.   

Sep 12   Viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England in the year 1639.   

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

Sep 25   On this day in history 1st printing press in America   

Sep 25   In the year 1639 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   On this day in history birth of daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar (d. 1691)   

Jun 21   Increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

Sep 17   On this day in history birth of hans Herr, Mennonite bishop (d. 1725)   

Sep 29   Lord William Russell, English politician (d. 1683) was born in the year 1639.   

Oct 14   On this day in history birth of simon van der Stel, Dutch governor of Cape colony (1679-99)   

Dec 21   Jean Racin, writer was born in the year 1639.   

Dec 22   In the year 1639 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   On this day in history 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   Thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies 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 died in the year 1639.   

Jun 02   Floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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