Historical Events In 1640

Jan 22   On this day in history erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55   

Jan 25   In the year 1640 robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies   

Feb 04   On this day in history hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies   

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

Mar 08   On this day in history guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50   

Mar 09   On this day in history pierre Corneilles "Horace," premieres in Paris   

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 in the year 1640.   

Apr 13   English Short Parliament forms (- May 5) in the year 1640.   

Apr 22   Mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun in the year 1640.   

May 03   On this day in history english Upper house accept Act of Attainder   

May 05   English Short Parliament unites in the year 1640.   

May 12   Uprising against Spanish king Philip IV in the year 1640.   

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

Jun 09   In the year 1640 leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)   

Jun 21   In the year 1640 abraham Mignon, still life painter   

Jul 12   In the year 1640 henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies   

Aug 03   In the year 1640 2,000 men VOC-army surrounds the city of Malakka   

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

Aug 29   On this day in history english King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland   

Sep 29   Antoine Coyzevox, French sculptor, baptized in the year 1640.   

Oct 26   In the year 1640 pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63   

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

Nov 04   Carlo Mannelli, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 11   John Pym, earl of Strafford locked in Tower of London in the year 1640.   

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

Nov 25   Giles Farnaby, composer, dies on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule   

Dec 06   On this day in history matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75   

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   On this day in history 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   John Trenchard, English politician (d. 1695) was born in the year 1640.   

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

Apr 22   On this day in history birth of mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun   

May 31   On this day in history birth of michaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)   

Jun 05   Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.   

Jun 09   On this day in history birth of leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)   

Jan 14   In the year 1640 death of thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer and judge (b. 1578)   

Jan 22   In the year 1640 erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55   

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

Feb 04   On this day in history hendrick C Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 17   In the year 1640 philip Massinger, dramatist, dies   

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