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Born on Wednesday October 29, 1642
- Maria Aerts CLAESSEN, Veghel, 4303, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelis Jans van de WERCK, Breda
- Sicke Hoytes, Leeuwarden
- Neeltjen Dircks van Vliet, Diemerbroek, Utrecht, Nederland († 1762)
- Elisabeth Rombouts, Tielen († 1705)
- Maria Grielens, Gierle († 1701)
- Eenje Berents, Blijham
- Neeltje Dircks van Broek (van Vliet), Diemerbroek
- Neeltje Dircks van Vliet, Diemerbroek bij Oudewater († 1671)
- Toussaint le ROUGE ANTHOINE, TILFF, Liège, Belgique
Died on Wednesday October 29, 1642
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- Holger Jorgensen Rosenkrantz (67), København
- Ode de BOMMERSOMME
- Oda BOMERSONNE, LIEGE, Liège, Belgique
- Holger v.Rosenkrantz (67), Kopenhagen
- Maria Grielens (2), Gierle-Lille, Antwerpen, België
- Jean Nicolet, Sieur de Belleborne *** (44), St Lawrence River, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Aelken Thijssen Willem Rovers (Roovers) (87), Berlicum
- Thomas Nicolet (77), Québec, Quebec, Canada
Born on October 29
- 1497 » Benedetto Accolti the Younger, Italian cardinal († 1549)
- 1504 » Shin Saimdang, South Korean painter and poet († 1551)
- 1507 » Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish general († 1582)
- 1562 » George Abbot, English archbishop and academic († 1633)
- 1682 » Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian, explorer, and author († 1761)
- 1690 » Martin Folkes, English mathematician and astronomer († 1754)
- 1704 » John Byng, English admiral and politician, 11th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland († 1757)
- 1740 » James Boswell, Scottish lawyer and author († 1795)
- 1808 » Caterina Scarpellini, Italian astronomer and meteorologist († 1873)
- 1812 » Louise Granberg, Swedish playwright († 1907)
Died on October 29
- 1590 » Dirck Coornhert, Dutch philosopher, theologian, and politician (b. 1522)
- 1618 » Walter Raleigh, English admiral, explorer, and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (b. 1554)
- 1650 » David Calderwood, Scottish historian and theologian (b. 1575)
- 1666 » Edmund Calamy the Elder, English minister and activist (b. 1600)
- 1666 » James Shirley, English dramatist (b. 1596)
- 1783 » Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1717)
- 1804 » Sarah Crosby, the first female Methodist preacher (b. 1729)
- 1829 » Maria Anna Mozart, Austrian pianist (b. 1751)
- 1877 » Nathan Bedford Forrest, American general and KKK leader (b. 1821)
- 1885 » George B. McClellan, American general and politician, 24th Governor of New Jersey (b. 1826)
Names that were popular for boys in 1642
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Jacob
- Joannes
- John
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Willem
- Thomas
- Jean
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Johann
- Jacobus
- Henricus
Names that were popular for girls in 1642
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Mary
- Marie
- Joanna
- 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 17 » Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve (1612–1676) founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.
- 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).