14th January » The "Fundamental Orders of Connecticut known as Fundamental Orders", the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut.
13th March » Harvard College is named after clergyman John Harvard (clergyman) called John Harvard.
22nd August » Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the East India Company e.g British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.
Famous Birthdays in 1639
4th February » Alessandro Melani, Italian composer (d. 1703)
6th February » Daniel Georg Morhof, German author and scholar (d. 1691)
20th March » Ivan Mazepa, Ukrainian diplomat (d. 1709)
3rd April » Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (d. 1682)
21st June » Increase Mather, American minister and author (d. 1723)