In history, year 1640 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1640.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1640:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|---|
| 29 august | Bishops' Wars-Scottish Covenanter forces led by Alexander Leslie defeated the English army near Newburn, England. |
| 01 December | Portugal became independent after 60 years of slavery under Spanish rule. |
| 01 March | Britain got permission to open trade center in Madras. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1640:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 01 April | Georg Mohr / Academic / Denmark |
| 04 November | Carlo Mannelli / Violinist / Italy |
| 04 April | Gaspar Sanz / Guitarist / Spain |
| 05 January | Paolo Lorenzani / Composer / Italy |
| 05 June | Pu Songling / Author / China |
| 06 December | Claude Fleury / Author / France |
| 08 August | Amalia Catharina / Poet / Germany |
| 13 December | Robert Plot / Academic / United Kingdom |
| 14 December | Aphra Behn / Author / United Kingdom |
| 15 June | Bernard Lamy / Mathematician / France |
| 17 January | Jonathan Singletary Dunham / Settler / United States of America |
| 18 March | Philippe de La Hire / Astronomer / France |
| 25 January | William Cavendish / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 28 November | Willem de Vlamingh / Captain / Netherlands |
| 29 September | Antoine Coysevox / Educator / France |
| 30 March | John Trenchard / Politician / United Kingdom |