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May 6, 1342
Born on May 7
- 1488 » John III of the Palatinate, archbishop of Regensburg († 1538)
- 1530 » Louis, Prince of Condé († 1569)
- 1553 » Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia († 1618)
- 1605 » Patriarch Nikon of Moscow († 1681)
- 1643 » Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician, 10th Mayor of New York City († 1700)
- 1700 » Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian physician († 1772)
- 1701 » Carl Heinrich Graun, German tenor and composer († 1759)
- 1711 » David Hume, Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher († 1776)
- 1724 » Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, French-Austrian field marshal († 1797)
- 1740 » Nikolai Arkharov, Russian police officer and general († 1814)
Died on May 7
- 1092 » Remigius de Fécamp, English monk and bishop
- 1166 » William I of Sicily
- 1202 » Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey
- 1205 » Ladislaus III of Hungary (b. 1201)
- 1234 » Otto I, Duke of Merania (b. c. 1180)
- 1243 » Hugh d'Aubigny, 5th Earl of Arundel
- 1427 » Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English priest (b. 1352)
- 1494 » Eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1471)
- 1523 » Franz von Sickingen, German knight (b. 1481)
- 1539 » Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian printer (b. 1466)
Names that were popular for boys in 1342
Names that were popular for girls in 1342
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1342
- Graaf Willem IV (Henegouws Huis) was from 1337 till 1345 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)