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What Happened In History Year 1639

Historical Events for the Year 1639

  • 14th January » The "Fundamental Orders of Connecticut known as Fundamental Orders", the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut.
  • 13th March » Harvard College is named after clergyman John Harvard (clergyman) called John Harvard.
  • 22nd August » 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 Birthdays in 1639

  • 4th February » Alessandro Melani, Italian composer (d. 1703)
  • 6th February » Daniel Georg Morhof, German author and scholar (d. 1691)
  • 20th March » Ivan Mazepa, Ukrainian diplomat (d. 1709)
  • 3rd April » Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (d. 1682)
  • 21st June » Increase Mather, American minister and author (d. 1723)
  • 17th September » Hans Herr, Swiss bishop (d. 1725)
  • 29th September » William Russell, Lord Russell, English politician (d. 1683)
  • 14th October » Simon van der Stel, Dutch commander and politician (d. 1712)
  • 22nd December » Jean Racine, French poet and playwright (d. 1699)

Famous Deaths in History for 1639

  • 24th January » Jörg Jenatsch, Swiss politician (b. 1596)
  • 21st May » Tommaso Campanella, Italian astrologer, theologian, and poet (b. 1568)
  • 1st June » Melchior Franck, German composer (b. 1579)
  • 18th July » Bernard of Saxe-Weimar, German general (b. 1604)
  • 4th August » Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Mexican actor and playwright (b. 1581)
  • 7th August » Martin van den Hove, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (b. 1605)
  • 20th August » Martin Opitz, German poet and hymnwriter (b. 1597)
  • 20th September » Johannes Meursius, Dutch historian and scholar (b. 1579)
  • 28th October » Stefano Landi, Italian composer and educator (b. 1587)
  • 3rd November » Martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (b. 1579)
  • 7th November » Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour, English politician (b. 1560)
  • 26th November » John Spottiswoode, Scottish archbishop (b. 1565)

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