Explore 158 historical events from 1640–1649.
The Corpus de Sang was a riot which took place in Sant Andreu de Palomar and later in Barcelona on 7–10 June 1640, during Corpus Christi, which marked a turning point in the develo…
Corpus de Sang in Barcelona: Catalan reapers rioted against Spanish Royal soldiers and officers, killing the Viceroy of
The Royal Academy of Turku or the Royal Academy of Åbo was the first university in Finland, and the only Finnish university that was founded when the country still was a part of Sw…
The first university of Finland, the Royal Academy of Turku, is inaugurated in Turku.
The Bishops' Wars were two wars fought in 1639 and 1640 between Charles I and his Covenanter opponents in Scotland. They were the first of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, that also…
Second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn.
Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, also known as Michał Tomasz Wiśniowiecki, and under a regal name Michael, was the ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth as King of Poland and Gra…
Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (died 1673)
Pu Songling was a Chinese writer during the Qing dynasty, best known as the author of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio.
Pu Songling, Chinese author (died 1715)
Leopold I was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Germany, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia. The second son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, by his first wife, Maria Anna of Spain…
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1705)
Bernard Lamy was a French Oratorian Catholic priest, mathematician and theologian.
Bernard Lamy, French mathematician and theologian (died 1715)
Countess Amalia Katharina of Waldeck, née Countess of Erbach-Erbach, was a German noblewoman, poet and composer.
Amalia Catharina, German poet and composer (died 1697)
Countess Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau was a French abbess. She was the fourth daughter of William the Silent and his third spouse Charlotte of Bourbon.
Countess Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau (born 1579)
Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, was an English nobleman and politician.
Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1584)
Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish artist and diplomat. He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens's highly charged compositions referen…
Peter Paul Rubens, German-Belgian painter (born 1577)
Zeynab Begum was the fourth daughter of Safavid king (shah) Tahmasp I, is considered to be one of the most influential and powerful princesses of the Safavid era. She lived during …
Zeynab Begum, Safavid princess (date of birth unknown)
The Governor's Council, also known as the Privy Council and Council of State, was the upper house of the legislature of the Colony of Virginia. It also served as an advisory body t…
The Virginia Governor's Council made John Punch the first legally recognized slave in England's North American colonies.
The Bishops' Wars were two wars fought in 1639 and 1640 between Charles I and his Covenanter opponents in Scotland. They were the first of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, that also…
Bishops' Wars: Scottish Covenanter forces led by Alexander Leslie defeated the English army near Newburn, England.