Historical Events In 1640

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history philip Massinger, dramatist, dies   

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   On this day in history english Short Parliament forms (- May 5)   

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

May 03   English Upper house accept Act of Attainder in the year 1640.   

May 05   On this day in history english Short Parliament unites   

May 12   Uprising against Spanish king Philip IV on this day in history.   

May 30   In the year 1640 andre Duchesne, French historian/genealogy, dies   

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

Jun 21   Abraham Mignon, still life painter in the year 1640.   

Jul 12   Henry Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz, dies in the year 1640.   

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

Aug 28   In the year 1640 second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn   

Aug 29   English King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland in the year 1640.   

Sep 29   On this day in history antoine Coyzevox, French sculptor, baptized   

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

Nov 03   On this day in history english Long Parliament forms   

Nov 04   Carlo Mannelli, composer in the year 1640.   

Nov 11   John Pym, earl of Strafford locked in Tower of London on this day in history.   

Nov 15   In the year 1640 nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer   

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

Nov 26   Carl Rosier, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 28   Willem de Vlamingh, Flemish sea captain (c. 1648) in the year 1640.   

Dec 01   Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule in the year 1640.   

Dec 06   Matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 09   Settler Hugh Bewitt banished from Mass colony when he declares himself to be free of original sin on this day in history.   

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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   Philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 30   In the year 1640 birth of john Trenchard, English politician (d. 1695)   

Apr 01   In the year 1640 birth of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)   

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

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

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

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

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

Mar 17   On this day in history philip Massinger, dramatist, dies   

Apr 02   On this day in history matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45