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March 12, 1642Born on Thursday March 13, 1642
- Hendrich Boumeisters, Eibergen
- Grete Rossinck, Eibergen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Feie Jans, Marrum
- Jan op Stroe, Vorden († 1682)
- Catharina Wolf, Moehringen, Wuerttemberg, Germany († 1693)
- Catharina Goossens, Buggenhout (OOST-VLAANDEREN) België
- Jan Gerritsen op Stroe, Vorden, Gelderland, Nederland
- Maria Verwimp, Geel, Belgie
- Maria Jacobs van Osta, Wouw, Holland
- Margarete NN11, Dodenau, Kreis Frankenberg
Died on Thursday March 13, 1642
- Jacobus Waltherus Swaenen (62), Weelde, Antwerp, Belgium
- Grietje Jans Knijff (4)
- Daniel Nilsson (51), Göteborg, Göteborg Kristine, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden
- Cornelis Jansz van Bottesteijn (42)
- Sebastiaan Jonckheere (44), Snellegem (B)
- Jan Op 't Stroo (3), Vorden
- Pancras Hendricks
- Jacobus Swaenen (33), Lage Mierde
- Magdalena TIELENS, Balen,2490,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË
- Magdalena Thielens (22)
Born on March 13
- 1560 » William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Dutch count († 1620)
- 1593 » Georges de La Tour, French painter (probable; d. 1652)
- 1599 » John Berchmans, Belgian Jesuit scholastic and saint († 1621)
- 1615 » Innocent XII, pope of the Catholic Church († 1700)
- 1683 » Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, German botanist († 1741)
- 1700 » Michel Blavet, French flute player and composer († 1768)
- 1719 » John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex († 1797)
- 1720 » Charles Bonnet, Swiss historian and author († 1793)
- 1741 » Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor († 1790)
- 1763 » Guillaume Brune, French general and diplomat († 1815)
Died on March 13
- 1447 » Shah Rukh, Timurid ruler of Persia and Transoxania (b. 1377)
- 1573 » Michel de l'Hôpital, French politician (b. 1507)
- 1601 » Henry Cuffe, Politician (b. 1563)
- 1619 » Richard Burbage, English actor (b. 1567)
- 1711 » Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (b. 1636)
- 1719 » Johann Friedrich Böttger, German chemist and potter (b. 1682)
- 1800 » Nana Fadnavis, Indian minister and politician (b. 1742)
- 1808 » Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749)
- 1823 » John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, English admiral and politician (b. 1735)
- 1833 » William Bradley, English lieutenant and cartographer (b. 1757)
Names that were popular for boys in 1642
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Jacob
- Joannes
- John
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Willem
- Thomas
- Jean
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Johann
- Jacobus
- William
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.
- 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.
- December 13 » Abel Tasman is the first recorded European to sight New Zealand.