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Important Historical Events of the year 1640, Year 1640 in History

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List of 1640 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1640

What happened in the year 1640?

Date Event
March 26, 1640 The Royal Academy of Turku, the first university of Finland, is founded in the city of Turku by Queen Christina of Sweden at the proposal of Count Per Brahe.[3]
May 5, 1640 King Charles I of England dissolves the Short Parliament.
July 15, 1640 The first university of Finland, the Royal Academy of Turku, is inaugurated in Turku.[1]
August 28, 1640 Second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn.
October 26, 1640 The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Covenanter Scotland and King Charles I of England.
December 1, 1640 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.
December 11, 1640 The Root and Branch petition, signed by 15,000 Londoners calling for the abolition of the episcopacy, is presented to the Long Parliament.