Historical Events In 1640

Jan 22   Erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55 in the year 1640.   

Jan 25   Robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies on this day in history.   

Feb 04   Hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 09   Murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40), dies in Baghdad at 27 in the year 1640.   

Mar 08   Guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1640.   

Mar 09   Pierre Corneilles "Horace," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

Mar 17   Philip Massinger, dramatist, dies on this day in history.   

Apr 02   In the year 1640 matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45   

Apr 10   Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Apr 13   In the year 1640 english Short Parliament forms (- May 5)   

Apr 22   Mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun on this day in history.   

May 03   English Upper house accept Act of Attainder on this day in history.   

May 05   In the year 1640 english Short Parliament unites   

May 12   On this day in history uprising against Spanish king Philip IV   

May 30   Andre Duchesne, French historian/genealogy, dies in the year 1640.   

Jun 09   Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705) on this day in history.   

Jun 21   Abraham Mignon, still life painter on this day in history.   

Jul 12   On this day in history henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies   

Aug 03   2,000 men VOC-army surrounds the city of Malakka on this day in history.   

Aug 28   Second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn on this day in history.   

Aug 29   In the year 1640 english King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland   

Sep 29   Antoine Coyzevox, French sculptor, baptized on this day in history.   

Oct 26   Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63 in the year 1640.   

Nov 03   English Long Parliament forms on this day in history.   

Nov 04   In the year 1640 carlo Mannelli, composer   

Nov 11   On this day in history john Pym, earl of Strafford locked in Tower of London   

Nov 15   Nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 25   Giles Farnaby, composer, dies in the year 1640.   

Nov 26   Carl Rosier, composer in the year 1640.   

Nov 28   On this day in history willem de Vlamingh, Flemish sea captain (c. 1648)   

Dec 01   In the year 1640 portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule   

Dec 06   Matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75 in the year 1640.   

Dec 09   Pierre Fourier, Roman Catholic saint and French priest (b.1565) in the year 1640.   

Dec 09   In the year 1640 settler Hugh Bewitt banished from Mass colony when he declares himself to be free of original sin   

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Jan 25   In the year 1640 birth of william Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (d. 1707)   

Mar 18   In the year 1640 birth of philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1719)   

Mar 30   On this day in history birth of john Trenchard, English politician (d. 1695)   

Apr 01   Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born in the year 1640.   

Apr 22   Mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun was born on this day in history.   

May 31   In the year 1640 birth of michaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)   

Jun 05   Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715) was born in the year 1640.   

Jun 09   Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705) was born in the year 1640.   

Jan 14   Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer and judge (b. 1578) died in the year 1640.   

Jan 22   Erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies   

Feb 04   In the year 1640 hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies   

Feb 09   On this day in history murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40), dies in Baghdad at 27   

Mar 08   Guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1640.   

Mar 17   Philip Massinger, dramatist, dies in the year 1640.   

Apr 02   Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45 in the year 1640.