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April 24, 1642Born on Friday April 25, 1642
- Elisabeth Van Den Haterd, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1722)
- Temmeke zum Crutzel, Wesuwe (D.)
- Susanna Soule, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States († 1684)
- Dirk Verhoeff, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Petrus Vercauteren, Sint Niklaas
- Elisabeth Roper van Hatert, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1722)
- Godefroid Godefroidse Collette, TONGEREN, LIM, B
- Elizabeth SOULE, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America († 1716)
- Claude MOREL, La Buisse,38500,Isère,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE († 1723)
- Gommarus PEETERS, Westmeerbeek, Hulshout, Antwerpen, België
Died on Friday April 25, 1642
- Jone PARKER (64), Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England
- Hendrik Bentinck (41)
- John Monteith (41), Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Dirk Verhoeff (1), Den Haag
- Jeanne VARANGOT (62), Crouy-en-Thelle, 60185, Oise, Picardie, France
- Jean LE TURIONNER, Saint-Nolff,56250,Morbihan,Bretagne,FRANCE
- Meinrad Prins van Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1), Türkheim, Zwaben, Beieren
Born on April 25
- 1529 » Francesco Patrizi, Italian philosopher and scientist († 1597)
- 1599 » Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain († 1658)
- 1621 » Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, English soldier and politician († 1679)
- 1666 » Johann Heinrich Buttstett, German organist and composer († 1727)
- 1694 » Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect and politician, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland († 1753)
- 1710 » James Ferguson, Scottish astronomer and author († 1776)
- 1723 » Giovanni Marco Rutini, Italian composer († 1797)
- 1725 » Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English admiral and politician († 1786)
- 1767 » Nicolas Oudinot, French general († 1847)
- 1770 » Georg Sverdrup, Norwegian philologist and academic († 1850)
Died on April 25
- 1516 » John Yonge, English diplomat (b. 1467)
- 1566 » Diane de Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II of France (b. 1499)
- 1566 » Louise Labé, French poet and author (b. 1520)
- 1595 » Torquato Tasso, Italian poet and songwriter (b. 1544)
- 1605 » Naresuan, Siamese King of Ayutthaya Kingdom (b. c. 1555)
- 1644 » Chongzhen Emperor of China (b. 1611)
- 1660 » Henry Hammond, English cleric and theologian (b. 1605)
- 1690 » David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter and educator (b. 1610)
- 1744 » Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (b. 1701)
- 1770 » Jean-Antoine Nollet, French minister, physicist, and academic (b. 1700)
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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)
- May 30 » From this date all honors granted by Charles I of England are retroactively annulled by Parliament.
- 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.
- September 23 » The first commencement exercises occur at Harvard College.
- 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.