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April 7, 1642Born on Tuesday April 8, 1642
- Anna Henricus Anthonius Meren, Ginneken
- Mary Claeses, Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands
- Anna Anneke Henrici MEEREN
- Marij CLAESES, Roordahuizen Friesland Netherlands
- Anna Henrici (Anneken Hendrick) Meeren, Ginneken (Breda), Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Susanna Heger, Leiden
- Petrus GEUENS, Balen,2490,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË
- Adrienne 't KINT, Ronse, 45041, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1660)
- Nicolaes Wacker, Bergen op Zoom
- Hermannus Anthoniuszn, Hilvarenbeek
Died on Tuesday April 8, 1642
- Annetge Claes (77), De Lier, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Annetge Claesdr. (83)
- Neelken Jacobse Vloehil (30), Bruinisse
- Annetje Claesdr (77), De Lier
- Neelken Jacobsdr Vloehil (30), oosterland (zeeland)
- Annetje
- Neelken Jacob Cornelisse (Vloehil) Vlohil (30)
- Neelken Jacobs Vloehil (30), Oosterland
- Adrianus Heijne (66), Maldegem (B)
- Hendrik Van Bever (80), parochie Sint-Martinus, Meise, Vlaams-Brabant, België
Born on April 8
- 1536 » Barbara of Hesse († 1597)
- 1541 » Michele Mercati, Italian physician and archaeologist († 1593)
- 1580 » William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, English noble, courtier and patron of the arts († 1630)
- 1596 » Juan van der Hamen, Spanish artist († 1631)
- 1605 » Mary Stuart, English-Scottish princess († 1607)
- 1605 » Philip IV of Spain († 1665)
- 1641 » Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department († 1704)
- 1692 » Giuseppe Tartini, Italian violinist and composer († 1770)
- 1726 » Lewis Morris, American judge and politician († 1798)
- 1732 » David Rittenhouse, American astronomer and mathematician († 1796)
Died on April 8
- 1551 » Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510)
- 1586 » Martin Chemnitz, Lutheran theologian and reformer (b. 1522)
- 1608 » Magdalen Dacre, English noble (b. 1538)
- 1612 » Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (b. 1575)
- 1691 » Carlo Rainaldi, Italian architect, designed the Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto (b. 1611)
- 1697 » Niels Juel, Norwegian-Danish admiral (b. 1629)
- 1704 » Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1641)
- 1704 » Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist and philologist (b. 1624)
- 1709 » Wolfgang Dietrich of Castell-Remlingen, German nobleman (b. 1641)
- 1725 » John Wise, American minister (b. 1652)
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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)
- 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.
- May 17 » Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve (1612–1676) founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.
- 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.
- November 24 » Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania).