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Born on Saturday December 6, 1642
- Petrus Lambrecht, Varsenare, 8490, Jabbeke, West Vlaanderen
- Joannes van Brussel, Moerzeke
- Edzard Frederik Grevinck († 1691)
- Bethia Mitchelson († 1719)
- John Sutton, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts († 1691)
- Francina Jansen van Geldrop, Helmond
- John House, Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States († 1644)
- Claes de Keune, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Sophie de Herckenrode, Hasselt en l'église St Quentin
- Jean Sitjou (Chotheau), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Died on Saturday December 6, 1642
- Thies Coops Ligger- (42), Zuidveen, Nederland
- Catherine EQUILBEC, ( Brix, 50700, Manche, Normandie, France
- Ties Coops Ligger (42), Zuidveen, Steenwijk, Overijssel, Netherlands
- Thies Coops Alberts (42), Zuidveen
- thies alberts (52), zuidveen
- Agmondesham Muschamp (74), Unsted, Surrey, England
- Karel Adelmare Sir Caesar (53), Much Hadham, Hertfordshire
- Thies Coops Ligger (42), Suidtveen (Steenwijk, Overijssel) Nederland
- Léonard ALEXANDRE (32), Villapourçon (58 Nièvre), France
- Jan Rycx (Ryckx) (19), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 6, 1642 at Delpher
Born on December 6
- 1545 » Janus Dousa, Dutch historian and noble († 1604)
- 1586 » Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer and physicist († 1670)
- 1592 » William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle († 1676)
- 1608 » George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1670)
- 1637 » Edmund Andros, English courtier and politician, 4th Colonial Governor of New York († 1714)
- 1640 » Claude Fleury, French historian and author († 1723)
- 1642 » Johann Christoph Bach, German organist and composer († 1703)
- 1685 » Marie Adélaïde of Savoy († 1712)
- 1721 » Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French minister and politician († 1794)
- 1721 » James Elphinston, Scottish philologist and linguist († 1809)
Died on December 6
- 1562 » Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter (b. 1495)
- 1616 » Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi, Moroccan writer, judge and mathematician (b. 1552)
- 1618 » Jacques Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)
- 1658 » Baltasar Gracián, Spanish priest and author (b. 1601)
- 1675 » John Lightfoot, English priest, scholar, and academic (b. 1602)
- 1686 » Eleonora Gonzaga, Queen consort of Ferdinand III (b. 1630)
- 1716 » Benedictus Buns, Dutch priest and composer (b. 1642)
- 1718 » Nicholas Rowe, English poet and playwright (b. 1674)
- 1746 » Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish poet and songwriter (b. 1665)
- 1771 » Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist and pathologist (b. 1682)
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Names that were popular for girls in 1642
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.
- 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.