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Born on Tuesday January 7, 1642
- Samuel GRIMSTON, Gorhambury, Hertfordshire († 1700)
- Matthias (Thijs) Martens (Martini), Beek, Niederlande
- Thijssien Andries, Stad Vollenhove, Overijssel, Netherlands
- Eunice Singletery († 1682)
- Nicolaes Dircksz. Harlees, Delft († 1707)
- Eunice Singletary, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America († 1715)
- Jacobus BOENS, Eernegem H Medardus
- Grietje Louwe († 1722)
- Matthias (Thijs) Martens (Martini), Beek, Niederlande
- Anna Barbera Keller (vom Steinbock), Baden-Württemberg, Neukirch, Duitsland († 1684)
Died on Tuesday January 7, 1642
- henricus delvaulx, Sint-Joris-Winge, Flemish Region, Belgium
- Joris (Georgius) Teerlinck (70), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Rui Teles da Silva (18), Portugal
- Jenneken Jansdr. Pieren
- Henricus Delvaux (50), Sint-Joris-Winge, Tielt-Winge, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Marya van Mansdale (2)
- Maria (Maeijken) TRUYMAN (37)
- Margaret POTEIS (53)
- Johan Fuust
- Henry Montagu (79), Kimbolton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, Royaume-Uni
Born on January 7
- 1502 » Pope Gregory XIII († 1585)
- 1634 » Adam Krieger, German organist and composer († 1666)
- 1647 » William Louis, Duke of Württemberg († 1677)
- 1685 » Jonas Alströmer, Swedish agronomist and businessman († 1761)
- 1706 » Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher († 1751)
- 1713 » Giovanni Battista Locatelli, Italian director and manager († 1785)
- 1718 » Israel Putnam, American general († 1790)
- 1746 » George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith, Scottish admiral and politician († 1823)
- 1768 » Joseph Bonaparte, Italian king († 1844)
- 1797 » Mariano Paredes, Mexican general and 16th president (1845-1846) († 1849)
Died on January 7
- 1529 » Peter Vischer the Elder, German sculptor (b. 1455)
- 1536 » Catherine of Aragon (b. 1485)
- 1566 » Louis de Blois, Flemish monk and author (b. 1506)
- 1619 » Nicholas Hilliard, English painter and goldsmith (b. 1547)
- 1625 » Ruggiero Giovannelli, Italian composer and author (b. 1560)
- 1655 » Pope Innocent X (b. 1574)
- 1658 » Theophilus Eaton, American farmer and politician, 1st Governor of the New Haven Colony (b. 1590)
- 1694 » Charles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (b. 1618)
- 1700 » Raffaello Fabretti, Italian scholar and author (b. 1618)
- 1715 » François Fénelon, French archbishop, theologian, and poet (b. 1651)
Names that were popular for boys in 1642
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Jacob
- Joannes
- John
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Willem
- Thomas
- Jean
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Johann
- Jacobus
- William
Names that were popular for girls in 1642
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Mary
- Joanna
- Marie
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Cornelia
- Trijntje
- Sarah
- Anne
- Hannah
- Jeanne
- Grietje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1642
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- April 15 » Irish Confederate Wars: A Confederate Irish militia is routed in the Battle of Kilrush when it attempts to halt the progress of a Royalist Army.
- May 17 » Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve (1612–1676) founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.
- August 22 » Charles I raises his standard in Nottingham, which marks the beginning of the English Civil War.
- September 23 » The first commencement exercises occur at Harvard College.
- November 13 » First English Civil War: Battle of Turnham Green: The Royalist forces withdraw in the face of the Parliamentarian army and fail to take London.
- November 24 » Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania).