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June 6, 1639Born on Tuesday June 7, 1639
- Samuel Gaskoyne Gaskill, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States († 1720)
- Samuel Gaskill, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1720)
- Elizabetha Joannes van Trier, Hilvarenbeek († 1683)
- Magdaleentje Theunis, Huisen, Gooiland, Noordt, Netherlands († 1711)
- Samuel Gaskill Sr, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1720)
- Abraham WIJTENS, Hilvarenbeek,, Pays-Bas
- Perserved Gaskill, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, Etats-Unis d'Amérique († 1710)
- Maria de Bije, Houthem
- Gillis Marinusz Groeninx, Rotterdam († 1689)
- Elisabeth van TRIER, Hilvarenbeek, 3738, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1683)
Died on Tuesday June 7, 1639
- Janneke Wouters, Haarlem, Nederland
- Leopold Lodewijk Eugene van Fürstenberg (15), Thionville (Diedenhofen), Lotharingen
- Karel van Rouvroy-St. Simon Heer van Montblerú (49)
- Theunis Adriaansz Both (69), Noordeloos, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Theunis Adriaensz Both (77), Noordeloos
- Charles de Rouvroy de Saint-Simon, à la bataille de Thionville
- Theunis Adriaenszn Both
- Jacob Hurault Graaf van Ozain (24), Slag bij Thionville (Diedenhofen), Lotharingen
- Theunis Both
- Leopold Ludwig Egon (15), Diedenhofen
Born on June 7
- 1502 » John III of Portugal († 1557)
- 1529 » Étienne Pasquier, French lawyer and jurist († 1615)
- 1687 » Gaetano Berenstadt, Italian actor and singer († 1734)
- 1702 » Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden († 1761)
- 1757 » Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire († 1806)
- 1761 » John Rennie the Elder, Scottish engineer († 1821)
- 1770 » Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1828)
- 1778 » Beau Brummell, English cricketer and fashion designer († 1840)
- 1811 » James Young Simpson, Scottish obstetrician († 1870)
- 1831 » Amelia Edwards, English journalist and author († 1892)
Died on June 7
- 1492 » Casimir IV Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440 and King of Poland from 1447 (b. 1427)
- 1594 » Rodrigo Lopez, physician of Queen Elizabeth (b. 1525)
- 1618 » Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1577)
- 1660 » George II Rákóczi, Prince of Transylvania (b. 1621)
- 1711 » Henry Dodwell, Irish scholar and theologian (b. 1641)
- 1779 » William Warburton, English bishop and critic (b. 1698)
- 1792 » Benjamin Tupper, American general and surveyor (b. 1738)
- 1810 » Luigi Schiavonetti, Italian engraver and etcher (b. 1765)
- 1826 » Joseph von Fraunhofer, German optician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1787)
- 1840 » Frederick William III of Prussia (b. 1770)
Names that were popular for boys in 1639
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- John
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Johannes
- Jean
- Thomas
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Pierre
- William
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
Names that were popular for girls in 1639
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Joanna
- Anne
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Sarah
- Barbara
- Catherine
- Margaretha
- Trijntje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1639
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 14 » The "Fundamental Orders", the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut.
- March 13 » Harvard College is named after clergyman John Harvard.
- April 14 » Imperial forces are defeated by the Swedes at the Battle of Chemnitz. The Swedish victory prolongs the Thirty Years' War and allows them to advance into Bohemia.
- August 22 » Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.