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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 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 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.
  • 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.