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Born on Friday November 7, 1642
- Adrijaan Odaertsz van Sonnevelt, Delft
- N.N. Bredenraedt, Schinnen (Schinnen) (Limburg)
- Nicolas FROMENTIN, Ars-sur-Moselle, Moselle, Grand Est, France († 1719)
- Josijntje Cornelisdr Wittekoek, Sommelsdijk, Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1741)
- Marie Madeleine Leguay, St Mery, Paris, Ile-de-France, France († 1691)
- Josijntje Wittekoek, Sommelsdijk
- Backx Anna, Merksplas, Antwerpen België († 1711)
- Anna Backx, Merksplas († 1711)
- Adrianus Arnoldus Aertsen, Rijsbergen, RK kerk
- Maeijken van SON, Dordrecht
Died on Friday November 7, 1642
- Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of First Earl of Manchester (Montagu) (79), Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire, England
- Henry Montague (79), Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire, England
- Pieter Pietersz v.WalenburG, Rotterdam
- Montagu, M.P. (75), Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire, England
- Petrus Clemensz. Rosaeus (49), Goudswaard
- Lambert Thomas Cornelis
- Grace Gledhill, Elland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
- Dirck Arijenz Dirck Joost Hillibrantsz (30)
- Henry Montague 1st Earl of Manchester (79), Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire, England
- Metken Thomas Cornelis
Born on November 7
- 1525 » Georg Cracow, German lawyer and politician († 1575)
- 1598 » Francisco de Zurbarán, Spanish painter († 1664)
- 1619 » Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French author and poet († 1692)
- 1650 » John Robinson, English bishop and diplomat († 1723)
- 1683 » Anton thor Helle, German-Estonian clergyman, author, and translator († 1748)
- 1687 » William Stukeley, English archaeologist and physician († 1765)
- 1706 » Carlo Cecere, Italian violinist and composer († 1761)
- 1728 » James Cook, English captain, navigator, and cartographer († 1779)
- 1750 » Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, German poet and lawyer († 1819)
- 1787 » Carl Carl, Polish-born actor and theatre director († 1854)
Died on November 7
- 1561 » Jeanne de Jussie, Swiss nun and writer (b. 1503)
- 1562 » Maldeo Rathore, Rao of Marwar (b. 1511)
- 1574 » Solomon Luria, Polish rabbi and educator (b. 1510)
- 1581 » Richard Davies, Welsh bishop and scholar (b. 1505)
- 1599 » Gasparo Tagliacozzi, Italian surgeon and educator (b. 1546)
- 1627 » Jahangir, Mughal emperor (b. 1569)
- 1633 » Cornelis Drebbel, Dutch inventor (b. 1572)
- 1639 » Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour, English politician (b. 1560)
- 1642 » Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester, English judge and politician, Lord High Treasurer of The United Kingdom (b. 1563)
- 1713 » Elizabeth Barry, English actress (b. 1658)
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
- 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 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).