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What Happened In August 1639 In History

Historical Events for August, 1639

  • 22nd » Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the East India Company e.g British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.

Famous Deaths for August 1639

  • 4th » Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Mexican actor and playwright (b. 1581)
  • 7th » Martin van den Hove, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (b. 1605)
  • 20th » Martin Opitz, German poet and hymnwriter (b. 1597)

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