Historical Events In 1640

Jan 22   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1640 guillaume van Messaus, composer, dies at 50   

Mar 09   Pierre Corneilles "Horace," premieres in Paris in the year 1640.   

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

Apr 02   Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

Apr 10   On this day in history agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61   

Apr 13   English Short Parliament forms (- May 5) on this day in history.   

Apr 22   In the year 1640 mariana Alcoforado, Portugal, nun   

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 26   On this day in history pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 63   

Nov 03   English Long Parliament forms in the year 1640.   

Nov 04   On this day in history carlo Mannelli, composer   

Nov 11   In the year 1640 john Pym, earl of Strafford locked in Tower of London   

Nov 15   Nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer in the year 1640.   

Nov 25   In the year 1640 giles Farnaby, composer, dies   

Nov 26   On this day in history carl Rosier, composer   

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

Dec 01   Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

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

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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 in the year 1640.   

Mar 30   John Trenchard, English politician (d. 1695) was born in the year 1640.   

Apr 01   Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 05   On this day in history birth of pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715)   

Jun 09   In the year 1640 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   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 in the year 1640.   

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   On this day in history philip Massinger, dramatist, dies   

Apr 02   Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45 on this day in history.