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1640 Deaths
Events January–March * January 6 – The Siege of Salses ends almost six months after it had started on June 9, 1639, with the French defenders surrendering to the Spanish attackers. * January 17 – Action of 12–17 January 1640, A naval battle over control of what is now Brazil, between ships of the Dutch Republic and those of the Kingdom of Portugal, ends after five days of fighting with the Dutch driving the Portuguese away from the port of Recife. * February 9 – Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire, Ibrahim I (1640–1648) succeeds Murad IV (1623–1640) as Ottoman Emperor, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. * March 8–March 13, 13 – Siege of Galle (1640), Siege of Galle: Dutch troops take the strategic fortress at Galle, Sri Lanka from the Portuguese. April–June * April 13 – The Short Parliament assembles, as King Charles I of England attempts to fund the second of the Bishops' Wars. * May 5 – The Short Parliament is dissolve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passage Of Newburn Ford
Passage, The Passage or Le Passage may refer to: Arts and entertainment Films * Passage (2008 film), ''Passage'' (2008 film), a documentary about Arctic explorers * Passage (2009 film), ''Passage'' (2009 film), a short movie about three sisters * Passage (2020 film), a Canadian documentary film, * The Passage (1979 film), ''The Passage'' (1979 film), starring James Mason and Malcolm McDowell * The Passage (1986 film), ''The Passage'' (1986 film), a French supernatural thriller film starring Alain Delon * The Passage (2007 film), ''The Passage'' (2007 film), by Mark Heller * The Passage (2011 film), ''The Passage'' (2011 film), by Stop the Pounding Heart, Roberto Minervini * The Passage (2018 film), ''The Passage'' (2018 film), a short film directed by Kitao Sakurai Literature *The Passage (Palmer novel), ''The Passage'' (Palmer novel), a 1930 novel by Vance Palmer * ''Le Passage'', a 1954 French novel by Jean Reverzy *Passage (Willis novel), ''Passage'' (Willis novel), a 2001 scie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
