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June 6, 1642Born on Saturday June 7, 1642
- Paulina Jonckers, Rijsbergen,Gemeente Zundert,North Brabant,Netherlands († 1692)
- Lambertje Jansdr Gijben, Sprang
- Gregorio Boncompagni, Isola di Liri, Italie († 1707)
- AGNES MEIJS, Nuth († 1705)
- Piette CUNIBERT, MALMEDY, Liège, Belgique
- Pauline Jonckers, Rijsbergen, N.B († 1685)
- Lambertgen Jansdr GIJBEN, Sprang
- Maria VAN Duyse, SINT GILLIS-WAAS († 1721)
- Martinus DE Gols, Moorsel († 1643)
- Agnes (Agneta) Meijs, Nuth, Nederland († 1705)
Died on Saturday June 7, 1642
- Pieternella (55), Bruinisse, Zeeland, Nederland
- Jan LEGIERSE (LIERSE) (57)
- Françoise Baudry (21), Manosque, 04100, France
- Lisbeth Michielsdr Batenburg
- Thomas Chamberlaine (36), Berkshire Parish, Wiltshire, England
- Johanna Jan Anthonissen, Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Johanna Jan Anthonissen (35), Groot-Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Jenneken Jan Antonissen (42), Zundert, Hertogdom Brabant, Spaanse Nederlanden
- Katharina Kirberg (34), Wuppertal-Elberfeld
- Johanna Johannes Anthonis (35), Zundert Noord Brabant (NL)
Born on June 7
- 1502 » John III of Portugal († 1557)
- 1529 » Étienne Pasquier, French lawyer and jurist († 1615)
- 1687 » Gaetano Berenstadt, Italian actor and singer († 1734)
- 1702 » Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden († 1761)
- 1757 » Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire († 1806)
- 1761 » John Rennie the Elder, Scottish engineer († 1821)
- 1770 » Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1828)
- 1778 » Beau Brummell, English cricketer and fashion designer († 1840)
- 1811 » James Young Simpson, Scottish obstetrician († 1870)
- 1831 » Amelia Edwards, English journalist and author († 1892)
Died on June 7
- 1492 » Casimir IV Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440 and King of Poland from 1447 (b. 1427)
- 1594 » Rodrigo Lopez, physician of Queen Elizabeth (b. 1525)
- 1618 » Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1577)
- 1660 » George II Rákóczi, Prince of Transylvania (b. 1621)
- 1711 » Henry Dodwell, Irish scholar and theologian (b. 1641)
- 1779 » William Warburton, English bishop and critic (b. 1698)
- 1792 » Benjamin Tupper, American general and surveyor (b. 1738)
- 1810 » Luigi Schiavonetti, Italian engraver and etcher (b. 1765)
- 1826 » Joseph von Fraunhofer, German optician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1787)
- 1840 » Frederick William III of Prussia (b. 1770)
Names that were popular for boys in 1642
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Jacob
- Joannes
- John
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Willem
- Thomas
- Jean
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Johann
- Jacobus
- Henricus
Names that were popular for girls in 1642
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Mary
- Marie
- Joanna
- 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.
- September 23 » The first commencement exercises occur at Harvard College.
- 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.