Apr 2 Matthias C. Sarbiewski [Sarbievius], Polish Jesuit and poet, dies at 45 Apr 10 Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61 Apr 10 Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, French abbess and daughter of William I of Orange, dies at 60 Mar 1640 Famous Deaths by Year May 1640 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide