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Born on Monday January 20, 1642
- Adrianus Andries LEERMAKERS, Tilburg,,Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1704)
- ANNA STIJNEN, Beek
- Goyaert Adriaen Jan Leermaeckers, Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1704)
- William HAZELWOOD († 1681)
- Heijltje Gijsbrechts van der Nath, Colijnsplaat († 1670)
- Antonius Coenen van IERSEL, Moergestel, 3989, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1704)
- Jeronimus van den Eynde, Itegem,Heist-op-den-Berg,Antwerpen, Vlaanderen,Belgiâ´
- Bartholomeus Miseras, Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anne ABGRALL, Guimiliau, 29074, Finistère, Bretagne, France († 1729)
- William (Maidwell) (Knight) Hazelwood, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England († 1681)
Died on Monday January 20, 1642
- Pierre 1602 FOUCAUD (40), Petit-Mars, 44, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de Loire, FRANCE
- Margriet Backers (72), Denderhautem
- Dirck Adriaensz Fonkert (72), Westmaas, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- livina Fraijert (6), Maldegem, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Jean de Brie (6), ââve, Dâ©partement de l'Oise, Picardie, Frankrijk
- Margareta De Backer
Born on January 20
- 1554 » Sebastian of Portugal († 1578)
- 1569 » Heribert Rosweyde, Jesuit hagiographer († 1629)
- 1573 » Simon Marius, German astronomer and academic († 1624)
- 1586 » Johann Hermann Schein, German composer († 1630)
- 1664 » Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian lawyer and jurist († 1718)
- 1703 » Joseph-Hector Fiocco, Flemish violinist and composer († 1741)
- 1716 » Charles III of Spain († 1788)
- 1716 » Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French archaeologist and numismatist († 1795)
- 1732 » Richard Henry Lee, American lawyer and politician, President of the Continental Congress († 1794)
- 1741 » Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Swedish botanist and author († 1783)
Died on January 20
- 1479 » John II, king of Sicily (b. 1398)
- 1568 » Myles Coverdale, English bishop and translator (b. 1488)
- 1612 » Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1552)
- 1663 » Isaac Ambrose, English minister and author (b. 1604)
- 1666 » Anne of Austria, Queen and regent of France (b. 1601)
- 1707 » Humphrey Hody, English scholar and theologian (b. 1659)
- 1709 » François de la Chaise, French priest (b. 1624)
- 1751 » John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (b. 1665)
- 1770 » Charles Yorke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1722)
- 1779 » David Garrick, English actor, producer, playwright, and manager (b. 1717)
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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)
- March 1 » Georgeana, Massachusetts (now known as York, Maine), becomes the first incorporated city in the United States.
- 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 6 » England's Parliament bans public stage-plays.
- 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.
- December 13 » Abel Tasman is the first recorded European to sight New Zealand.