Historical Events Jul 19 French troops occupy Salses, at Perpignan Famous Birthdays Jul 25 Thomas Tompion, English clock maker (cylinder tunnel), born in Northill, Bedfordshire, England (d. 1713) Famous Deaths Jul 9 Entonius Walaeus, Dutch Calvinist theologist, dies at 65 Jul 18 Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar, German prince and general (b. 1604) 1638 History by Year 1640 What Happened in 1639 Great Sacrifice of a Plague-Ridden Village April 28, 1639
