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Born on Friday February 14, 1642
- Geertje Blankebijl, IJsselstein († 1719)
- NATHANIEL Butterfield, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States († 1719)
- Johanna Booth, Stratford, Frfld, Cnnc († 1661)
- Yvon FAVENNEC, Pleyben,29190,Finistère,BRETAGNE,FRANCE
- trijntje ariens, zuidland (zuid holland)
- Trijntje Arens († 1677)
- Trijntje Arentsdr, Zuidland († 1677)
- Quirijn Simon Quirijnen, Wuustwezel (B)
- Margaretha Corduweners, Schinnen, Limburg, Nederland († 1691)
- Nathaniel (founder of bank) Butterfield DNA5 tbc, Woburn, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1719)
Died on Friday February 14, 1642
- Willem Pieterse N.n. (47)
- Leunis Pieterse de Jonge (77), Oude-Tonge, Oostflakkee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Willem PIETERSE (47)
- Claudette PERRIN (27), Rochesson,88120,Vosges,Lorraine,FRANCE
- Gertrudis Smets in Gen (45)
- Geertje PIETERS, Watergang, Nederland
- Jacomijntje Joris, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Leonora van Bourgoigne
- Saap HANSES (52), De Hommerts, Wymbritseradiel, Súdwest-Fryslân, Fryslân, Nederland
- Harder Nislar, Kirchrode (D)
Born on February 14
- 1545 » Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara († 1561)
- 1602 » Francesco Cavalli, Italian composer († 1676)
- 1614 » John Wilkins, English bishop, academic and natural philosopher († 1672)
- 1625 » Countess Palatine Maria Eufrosyne of Zweibrücken, Swedish princess († 1687)
- 1628 » Valentine Greatrakes, Irish faith healer († 1683)
- 1640 » Countess Palatine Anna Magdalena of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler († 1693)
- 1670 » Rajaram Raj Bhonsle, third Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire († 1700)
- 1679 » Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, German organist and composer († 1735)
- 1692 » Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French author and playwright († 1754)
- 1701 » Enrique Flórez, Spanish historian and author († 1773)
Died on February 14
- 1528 » Edzard I, German nobleman (b. 1462)
- 1549 » Il Sodoma, Italian painter (b. 1477)
- 1571 » Odet de Coligny, French cardinal (b. 1517)
- 1676 » Abraham Bosse, French engraver and illustrator (b. 1602)
- 1714 » Maria Luisa of Savoy, queen of Spain (b. 1688)
- 1737 » Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot, English lawyer and politician Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1685)
- 1744 » John Hadley, English mathematician, invented the octant (b. 1682)
- 1779 » James Cook, English captain, cartographer, and explorer (b. 1728)
- 1780 » William Blackstone, English jurist and politician (b. 1723)
- 1782 » Singu Min, Burmese king (b. 1756)
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
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- December 13 » Abel Tasman is the first recorded European to sight New Zealand.