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Born on Friday October 24, 1642
- Jacob Matthijssen Sterck, Dordrecht
- Ette Elses, Blijham, Wedde, Groningen, Pays-Bas († 1705)
- Joannes Van Camp, Mechelen, Sint-Jan, 2800, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Pierre PERRUSSEL, La Bouëxière, 35031, Ille et Vilaine, Bretagne, France († 1700)
- Ette Elses, Blijham († 1705)
- Hero Pieters IDEMA, Appingedam, Groningen, Nederland
- Johannes van Royen, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Jacob STERCK, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Etjen ELSENS, Blijham, Bellingwedde, Groningen, Nederland († 1705)
- James Carteret, Mont Orgueil Castle, St Martin, Jersey, Channel Islands († 1682)
Died on Friday October 24, 1642
- Johan Widerold van Nordeck Heer van Rabenau (73), Londorf, Hessen
- Maartje van schie (0), Delft
- Robert Bertie , 1st Earl of Lindsey (58), Edge Hill, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
- Robert, 1st Earl of Lindsey Bertie (58), Warwickshire, England
- Willem Boogaert
- Petrus de Coster (84), Kampenhout, 1910, België
- Alexandre van der Goes
- Michaele SALUZZO
- Crijntge Willemsdr. (Krijntge) van der Burch
- Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey (58)
Born on October 24
- 1503 » Isabella of Portugal († 1539)
- 1561 » Anthony Babington, English conspirator (Babington Plot) († 1586)
- 1632 » Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch biologist and microbiologist († 1723)
- 1637 » Lorenzo Magalotti, Italian philosopher († 1712)
- 1650 » Steven Blankaart, Dutch entomologist († 1704)
- 1675 » Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire († 1749)
- 1713 » Marie Fel, French soprano and actress († 1794)
- 1763 » Dorothea von Schlegel, German author and translator († 1839)
- 1784 » Moses Montefiore, British philanthropist, sheriff and banker († 1885)
- 1788 » Sarah Josepha Hale, American author and poet († 1879)
Died on October 24
- 1537 » Jane Seymour, English queen and wife of Henry VIII of England (b. c.1508)
- 1572 » Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English admiral and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire (b. 1508)
- 1601 » Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer and alchemist (b. 1546)
- 1633 » Jean Titelouze, French organist and composer (b. 1562/3)
- 1642 » Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey, English peer and courtier (b. 1582)
- 1655 » Pierre Gassendi, French priest, astronomer, and mathematician (b. 1592)
- 1669 » William Prynne, English lawyer and author (b. 1600)
- 1672 » John Webb, English architect and scholar (b. 1611)
- 1725 » Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1660)
- 1799 » Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1739)
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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)
- 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.
- May 30 » From this date all honors granted by Charles I of England are retroactively annulled by Parliament.
- 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 24 » Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania).