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Died on Tuesday August 23, 1639
- Wemmer Jansz, Armhem
- Wilhelm Balthasar des H.R. Rijksbaron thoe Schwartzenberg, Fischhausen
- Sara Chaulmont (79), Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
- Jan Simon BRANTS (79), Antwerpen, Provincie Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgie
- Gerrit Dircxz (26), Hoornaar
- Sara DECHAUMONT (79), Saint Saviour, Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom
- Wilhelm Balthasar von Schwarzenberg (59), Fischhausen, Germany
- Jan Brants (79), Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Mary Bourchier (1), St Martins, Micklegate, York, England
- Sara De Chaumont (79), St Helier, Bailiwick of Jersey
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 23, 1639 at Delpher
Born on August 23
- 1498 » Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal († 1500)
- 1524 » François Hotman, French lawyer and jurist († 1590)
- 1579 » Thomas Dempster, Scottish scholar and historian († 1625)
- 1623 » Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer, theologian, and historian († 1675)
- 1724 » Abraham Yates, Jr., American lawyer and civil servant († 1796)
- 1741 » Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, French admiral and explorer († 1788)
- 1754 » Louis XVI of France († 1793)
- 1769 » Georges Cuvier, French biologist and academic († 1832)
- 1783 » William Tierney Clark, English engineer, designed the Hammersmith Bridge († 1852)
- 1785 » Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander († 1819)
Died on August 23
- 1519 » Philibert Berthelier, Swiss soldier (b. 1465)
- 1540 » Guillaume Budé, French philosopher and scholar (b. 1467)
- 1568 » Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton (b. 1495)
- 1574 » Ebussuud Efendi, Turkish lawyer and jurist (b. 1490)
- 1591 » Luis de León, Spanish poet and academic (b. 1527)
- 1618 » Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero, Dutch poet and playwright (b. 1585)
- 1628 » George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (b. 1592)
- 1652 » John Byron, 1st Baron Byron, English soldier and politician (b. 1600)
- 1706 » Edward Nott, English politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1654)
- 1723 » Increase Mather, American minister and author (b. 1639)
Names that were popular for boys in 1639
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- John
- Petrus
- Jean
- Willem
- Johannes
- Thomas
- Jansz
- Pierre
- Hendrik
- William
- Gerrit
Names that were popular for girls in 1639
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Joanna
- Anne
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Sarah
- Margaretha
- Catherine
- Van
- Jans
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.