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Born on Thursday February 16, 1640
- Melchior Lotscher, Erlenbach, Zürich, Switzerland († 1685)
- Marritgen Gerberts, Hattem
- Adriaen Dircksz van Emmichoven, Werkendam, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Marija (COEMAN), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Johan Tonnis, Bedum, Groningen, Nederland
- Heilwigis van Bussel, Mierlo
- Lijsebetien Cornelissen van Burgstede, Scherpenzeel
- Melchior Lotscher (Leutscher)
- John Dewey, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States († 1640)
- Gerrit Smits, Eibergen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1646)
Died on Thursday February 16, 1640
- George Braithwaite, Warfield, Berkshire, England, Great Britain
- Rachel de Massue (37)
- Tjerck Hendricks (57), Oostermeer
- Tjerk Hendricks (57), Oostermeer
- Blanche St-Pere (3), Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
- Joanna Vandenbossche (55), Destelbergen
- Tjerck Hendricks (57), Eastermar
- Tjerck Tjerk Hendricks Hendriks Hendericks ,boer (57), Oostermeer, Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Rachel DE MASSUE (37)
- Joanna van den Bossche (56), Destelbergen (B)
Born on February 16
- 1514 » Georg Joachim Rheticus, Austrian cartographer and instrument maker († 1574)
- 1519 » Gaspard II de Coligny, French admiral († 1572)
- 1543 » Kanō Eitoku, Japanese painter and educator († 1590)
- 1620 » Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg († 1688)
- 1643 » John Sharp, English archbishop († 1714)
- 1698 » Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer († 1758)
- 1727 » Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian botanist, chemist, and mycologist († 1817)
- 1740 » Giambattista Bodoni, Italian publisher and engraver († 1813)
- 1761 » Jean-Charles Pichegru, French general († 1804)
- 1774 » Pierre Rode, French violinist and composer († 1830)
Died on February 16
- 1391 » John V Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1332)
- 1531 » Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)
- 1560 » Jean du Bellay, French cardinal and diplomat (b. 1493)
- 1579 » Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, Spanish explorer (b. 1509)
- 1645 » Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general and politician, 24th Governor of the Duchy of Milan (b. 1585)
- 1710 » Esprit Fléchier, French bishop and author (b. 1632)
- 1721 » James Craggs the Younger, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1686)
- 1754 » Richard Mead, English physician (b. 1673)
- 1820 » Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish general (b. 1758)
- 1862 » William Pennington American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of New Jersey, 23rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1796)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1640
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- May 5 » King Charles I of England dissolves the Short Parliament.
- August 28 » Second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn.
- October 26 » The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Covenanter Scotland and King Charles.
- December 1 » End of the Iberian Union: Portugal acclaims as King João IV of Portugal, ending 59 years of personal union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain and the end of the rule of the Philippine Dynasty.