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Born on Thursday October 16, 1642
- Elieser Süssmann Gans († 1724)
- Cornelis Schijvens, Diessen († 1683)
- Isaac Hermansz. Craen, Amersfoort, Utr, NL
- Christina Gobelius, Winssen († 1679)
- Harmen op Brinckerhof, Vorden
- Jan Dercksen Kieskamp, Vorden († 1727)
- Isabeau de WACOMONT, CLERMONT-sur-BERWINNE, Liège, Belgique
- Elizabeth Bennett, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten († 1704)
- Cornelis Scheijvens SCHIJVENS, Diessen, 3492, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1683)
- Cornelis Scheijven, Diessen
Died on Thursday October 16, 1642
- Geertruid Teulings
- Johannes Wassenbergh (53), Rolde, Drenthe, Nederland
- Neeltgen Theunis, Achterberg, Utrecht, Nederland
- Johannes Wassenbergh (53), Rolde, Drenthe, Nederland
- Anna Eva Katharine Von Schrattenbach (34), Spital aan de Dau (Kärnten) Au
- Cornelis Willemse van Ravenhorst (53)
- Cornelis Willemse van Ravenhorst (53)
- Symen Eerds (42), Rijperkerk, Tytsjerksteradiel, Friesland, Netherlands
Born on October 16
- 1535 » Niwa Nagahide, Japanese samurai († 1585)
- 1588 » Luke Wadding, Irish Franciscan friar and historian († 1657)
- 1605 » Charles Coypeau d'Assoucy, French writer and composer († 1677)
- 1620 » Pierre Paul Puget, French painter and sculptor († 1694)
- 1678 » Anna Waser, Swiss painter († 1714)
- 1679 » Jan Dismas Zelenka, Czech viol player and composer († 1745)
- 1710 » András Hadik, Austrian-Hungarian field marshal († 1790)
- 1714 » Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist and academic († 1795)
- 1726 » Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish-German painter and educator († 1801)
- 1729 » Pierre van Maldere, Belgian violinist and composer († 1768)
Died on October 16
- 1591 » Gregory XIV, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1535)
- 1594 » William Allen, English cardinal (b. 1532)
- 1621 » Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Dutch organist and composer (b. 1562)
- 1628 » François de Malherbe, French poet and critic (b. 1555)
- 1637 » Johann Rudolf Stadler, Swiss clock-maker (b. 1605)
- 1649 » Isaac van Ostade, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1621)
- 1655 » Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and theorist (b. 1591)
- 1660 » John Cook, English politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales (b. 1608)
- 1679 » Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, Irish-English soldier and politician (b. 1621)
- 1680 » Raimondo Montecuccoli, Italian-Austrian field marshal (b. 1609)
Names that were popular for boys in 1642
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Jacob
- Joannes
- John
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Willem
- Thomas
- Jean
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Johann
- Henricus
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)
- 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.
- 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).
- December 13 » Abel Tasman is the first recorded European to sight New Zealand.