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Born on Thursday January 30, 1642
- Frans Eusebius Trautson Graaf van Falkenstein, Wenen († 1728)
- Jean BIZET, Aniche,59580,Nord,Hauts-de-France,FRANCE († 1738)
- Johann Jakob LEY, Oberaspach († 1699)
- Sebastiaen Steencks, Groningen († 1658)
- Maria Panneels, Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgie
- Franz Eusebius Trautson, Wien, Autriche († 1728)
- Jan 'John' Gerritszen van Vorst, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1695)
- Jérôme ONCKELEER, Enghien, 55010, Hainaut, Belgique
- Georgius KEMPS, Balen St-Andries, Balen, Antwerpen, België
- Arnoldus van de Braeck, Maasdriel († 1701)
Died on Thursday January 30, 1642
Born on January 30
- 1563 » Franciscus Gomarus, Dutch theologian and academic († 1641)
- 1573 » Georg Friedrich, Margrave of Baden-Durlach († 1638)
- 1580 » Gundakar, Prince of Liechtenstein, court official in Vienna († 1658)
- 1590 » Lady Anne Clifford, 14th Baroness de Clifford († 1676)
- 1628 » George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English statesman († 1687)
- 1661 » Charles Rollin, French historian and educator († 1741)
- 1697 » Johann Joachim Quantz, German flute player and composer († 1773)
- 1703 » François Bigot, French politician († 1778)
- 1720 » Charles De Geer, Swedish entomologist and archaeologist († 1778)
- 1754 » John Lansing, Jr., American lawyer and politician († 1829)
Died on January 30
- 1497 » Lê Thánh Tông, King of Vietnam (b. 1442)
- 1574 » Damião de Góis, Portuguese historian and philosopher (b. 1502)
- 1606 » Everard Digby, English criminal (b. 1578)
- 1606 » John Grant, English conspirator (b. 1570)
- 1606 » Robert Wintour, English conspirator (b. 1565)
- 1649 » Charles I of England (b. 1600)
- 1664 » Cornelis de Graeff, Dutch mayor (b. 1599)
- 1730 » Peter II of Russia (b. 1715)
- 1770 » Giovanni Pietro Francesco Agius de Soldanis, Maltese linguist, historian and cleric (b. 1712)
- 1836 » Betsy Ross, American seamstress, said to have designed the American Flag (b. 1752)
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)
- March 1 » Georgeana, Massachusetts (now known as York, Maine), becomes the first incorporated city in the United States.
- May 30 » From this date all honors granted by Charles I of England are retroactively annulled by Parliament.
- September 6 » England's Parliament bans public stage-plays.
- September 23 » The first commencement exercises occur at Harvard College.
- November 24 » Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania).
- December 13 » Abel Tasman is the first recorded European to sight New Zealand.