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March 11, 1642Born on Wednesday March 12, 1642
- Martijntgen Claes de Goederen, Oudewater, Utrecht, Nederland
- John Berridge, Ingoldsby, Lincolnshire, England († 1705)
- Anna Katharina Arentz, Traben-Trarbach († 1694)
- Petrus Paeshuijs, Lille (Antwerpen)
- Ursula Hüllmandel, Großwenkheim, Bad Neustadt a. d. Saale, Beieren, Duitsland
- Freek Teeuwisz, Wervershoof, Nederland
- Lucia Antonius Paulus Joannes Laurentij, Gemert
- Divertje Alewijn, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Martijntgen de Goederen, Oudewater
- Mary Robinson, Salem, Essex, MA († 1665)
Died on Wednesday March 12, 1642
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- Marie Cohiel, Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois
- Alida PELLENS, Lille, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- Lydia Drummer (47), Warwickshire, England
- Johan van Ponickau Heer van Pomssen (57)
- Alide Pellens, Lille
- Thomas Richardson, Master of Cramond (45)
- Sophia Hay (42), Ferndaught, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- Maria De Block (0), Elversele,, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- John Austin Williams (79), Great Yarmouth, Norfolkshire, England
Born on March 12
- 1607 » Paul Gerhardt, German poet and composer († 1676)
- 1613 » André Le Nôtre, French gardener and architect († 1700)
- 1626 » John Aubrey, English historian and philosopher († 1697)
- 1637 » Anne Hyde, Duchess of York and Albany († 1671)
- 1672 » Richard Steele, Irish-Welsh journalist and politician († 1729)
- 1685 » George Berkeley, Irish bishop and philosopher († 1753)
- 1710 » Thomas Arne, English composer († 1778)
- 1735 » François-Emmanuel Guignard, comte de Saint-Priest, French politician and diplomat († 1821)
- 1753 » Jean Denis, French politician, lawyer, jurist, journalist, and historian († 1827)
- 1766 » Claudius Buchanan, Scottish theologian († 1815)
Died on March 12
- 1539 » Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English diplomat and politician (b.1477)
- 1648 » Tirso de Molina, Spanish monk and poet (b. 1571)
- 1699 » Peder Griffenfeld, Danish politician (b. 1635)
- 1898 » Zachris Topelius, Finnish-Swedish journalist, historian, and author (b. 1818)
- 1916 » Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian author (b. 1830)
- 1925 » Sun Yat-sen, Chinese physician and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (b. 1866)
- 1929 » Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician, 44th Mayor of Atlanta (b. 1851)
- 1935 » Mihajlo Pupin, Serbian-American physicist and chemist (b. 1858)
- 1942 » William Henry Bragg, English physicist, chemist, and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
- 1943 » Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor (b. 1869)
Names that were popular for boys in 1642
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Jacob
- Joannes
- Pieter
- John
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Willem
- Jansz
- Jean
- Thomas
- Hendrik
- Cornelisz
- Gerrit
- Van
Names that were popular for girls in 1642
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Marie
- Mary
- Joanna
- Elizabeth
- Neeltje
- Jans
- Cornelia
- Anne
- Van
- Trijntje
- Jeanne
- Margaretha
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.
- 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 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).
- December 13 » Abel Tasman is the first recorded European to sight New Zealand.