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Born on Sunday October 26, 1642
- Aryaantje Sieren van der Hack, Scheveningen († 1677)
- David de Keer, Maldegem Vlaamse gewest
- Aert . Aardt Janssen Looijen, Asperen
- Anna VERCRAMEN, Leest Belgie († 1684)
- Anneken Hollander, Werkendam
- Aert Looijen, Asperen
- Aucke Barends, Delfshaven († 1708)
- Elisabeth Adriaan Jan Nuyten, Wuustwezel
- Aleidis Berckers, Asten, Nederland
- Anthoni 'de jonge' Studler van Surck, de Hooglandse kerk te Leiden († 1691)
Died on Sunday October 26, 1642
- Madeleine Duval de La Semée, Alencon, Departement de l'Orne, Basse-Normandie, France
- Marike Willemse Hollander (26), Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland
- William Frye (36), Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
- Marike Willemse Hollander (26), Vlissingen
- Elizabeth Humphrey (29), Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- Willebort Johansz van Engelen (4), Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Vincent HULBERT, SULNIAC
- Daniël Jans Bavierre (49)
- William Fry I (1632), Piperne,Weymouth,Dorset,England
- William Fry (83), Piperne,Weysouth,Dorset,England
Born on October 26
- 1551 » Charlotte de Sauve, French courtesan († 1617)
- 1556 » Ahmad Baba al Massufi, Malian academic († 1627)
- 1564 » Hans Leo Hassler, German organist and composer († 1612)
- 1609 » William Sprague, English-American settler, co-founded Charlestown, Massachusetts († 1675)
- 1612 » Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester († 1658)
- 1673 » Dimitrie Cantemir, Moldavian geographer, historian, and philosopher († 1723)
- 1684 » Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal († 1757)
- 1685 » Domenico Scarlatti, Italian harpsichord player and composer († 1757)
- 1694 » Johan Helmich Roman, Swedish composer and academic († 1758)
- 1747 » Ivan Mane Jarnović, Italian violinist and composer († 1804)
Died on October 26
- 1555 » Olympia Fulvia Morata, Italian-German scholar and educator (b. 1526)
- 1580 » Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (b. 1549)
- 1609 » Matsudaira Tadayori, Japanese samurai and daimyō (b. 1582)
- 1631 » Michael Maestlin, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1550)
- 1633 » Horio Tadaharu, Japanese daimyō (b. 1596)
- 1671 » Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1593)
- 1675 » William Sprague, English settler, co-founded Charlestown, Massachusetts (b. 1609)
- 1686 » John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English captain and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (b. 1623)
- 1717 » Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester (b. 1657)
- 1751 » Philip Doddridge, English minister and hymn-writer (b. 1702)
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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 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.