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May 24, 1642Born on Sunday May 25, 1642
- Catharina Rameckers, Schinnen,, Limburg, Nederland
- Barbara HAMERS, Lubbeek, Lubbeek, Vlaams-Brabant, België († 1701)
- Adriaan Doedijns, drongelen (noord brabant)
- Arie Doedijns, Doeveren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Annetie Jansen Op Starrenburgh, Overschie, Nederland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Altie Jans, Amsterdam,Gemeente Amsterdam,Noord-Holland,PAYS-BAS
- Arij van der Weijden, Maasland
- Arie Lamberts Doedijns ook Op t Sluijsveld, Doeveren, Nederland
- Ariaantje Jansdr Leeuwenburg, Ridderkerk
- Barbara Willems, Werchter
Died on Sunday May 25, 1642
- Pierre van Hamme
- Pernette Cassat (0), Lutry, Zwitserland
- Pieternelie FLOEQUIN (37), Alveringem,8690,Flandre Occidentale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Jacob Luchtenburgh
- Jean Winand de Fawes (73), Charneux, België
- Jacob Jansz Luchtenburch (82), Abbenbroek, zh.nld
- John Duckett (1), Wedmore, Somerset, England
- Welt Peter Roeffen van den Horck, Veghel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Pierre van Hamme
- Welt Peter Roeffen Hurk ( Hurck, Tillaar), Veghel
Born on May 25
- 1550 » Camillus de Lellis, Italian saint and nurse († 1614)
- 1606 » Charles Garnier, French missionary and saint († 1649)
- 1661 » Claude Buffier, Polish-French historian and philosopher († 1737)
- 1713 » John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1792)
- 1725 » Samuel Ward, American politician, 31st Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island († 1776)
- 1783 » Philip Pendleton Barbour, American farmer and politician, 12th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives († 1841)
- 1791 » Minh Mạng, Vietnamese emperor († 1841)
- 1803 » Edward Bulwer-Lytton, English author, playwright, and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies († 1873)
- 1803 » Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher († 1882)
- 1818 » Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss historian and academic († 1897)
Died on May 25
- 1555 » Gemma Frisius, Dutch physician, mathematician, and cartographer (b. 1508)
- 1555 » Henry II of Navarre (b. 1503)
- 1595 » Philip Neri, Italian priest and saint (b. 1515)
- 1595 » Valens Acidalius, German poet and critic (b. 1567)
- 1607 » Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, Italian Carmelite nun and mystic (b. 1566)
- 1632 » Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1572)
- 1667 » Gustaf Bonde, Finnish-Swedish politician, 5th Lord High Treasurer of Sweden (b. 1620)
- 1681 » Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1600)
- 1741 » Daniel Ernst Jablonski, German bishop and theologian (b. 1660)
- 1786 » Peter III of Portugal (b. 1717)
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 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).