| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1640 | John Adson Died |
| April 10 1640 | Agostino Agazzari Died |
| 1640 | Michael Altenburg Died |
| 1640 | Amalia Catharina Countess of Erbach Was Born |
| 1640 | Adriana Basile Died |
| 1640 | Antonia Bembo Was Born |
| 1640 | Francesca Caccini Died |
| 1640 | Cristoforo Caresana Was Born |
| 1640 | Giovanni Battista Draghi Was Born |
| 1640 | Giles Farnaby Died |
| 1640 | Carolus Hacquart Was Born |
| 1640 | Peter Hasse Died |
| 1640 | Leopold I Holy Roman Emperor Was Born |
| 1640 | Guilielmus Messaus Died |
| 1640 | André Raison Was Born |
| 1640 | Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe Was Born |
| 1640 | Gaspar Sanz Was Born |
| 1640 | Nicolaus Adam Strungk Was Born |
| 1640 | Paolo Lorenzani Was Born |
| May 05 1640 | King Charles Dissolves The Short Parliament |
| August 28 1640 | English Army Loses To Scots At Newburn |
| October 26 1640 | Scotland Makes Peace With England At Ripon |
| December 01 1640 | Philippine Dynasty Ends When Portugal Acclaims King |