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

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1640 uprising against Spanish king Philip IV   

May 30   Andre Duchesne, French historian/genealogy, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 29   English King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland on this day in history.   

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

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   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   In the year 1640 nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer   

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

Nov 26   Carl Rosier, composer in the year 1640.   

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

Dec 01   In the year 1640 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) on this day in history.   

Dec 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1640 birth of pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715)   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1640.   

Feb 04   In the year 1640 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   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