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Born on Sunday August 31, 1642
- Anna van Aerssen, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1722)
- Anna AERSSEN-VAN WERNHOUT, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1722)
- Aert Adriaanse Bom, Etten Leur, Nederland
- Barbel Stevens, Cadzand, Zeeland, Netherlands († 1680)
- Bernardus Valckenborgh, Wessem († 1724)
- Barbel Stevens, Cadzand, Zeeland, Nederland
- Anna Anthonissen, Oosterhout
- Anna Cornelisse van Aerssen, Breda, NB, Nederland († 1722)
- Catharina van den Broeck, Heist-op-den-Berg
- Cornelius van Ostaeyen, Loenhout, Antwerpen, België
Died on Sunday August 31, 1642
- Thomas FONTAINE (37), Gilly (Charleroi), 6060, Hainaut, Wallonie, BELGIQUE
- Hotze Sybolts (1) Aysma (90)
- Hotze Sybolts Aysma (60)
- Francois Lodewijcx (3)
- Petrus Cremers (1), Broekhuizen / Horst aan den Maas / Limburg / Niederlande
- Thomas de LA FONTAINE (37), Gilly (Charleroi), 6060, Hainaut, Wallonie, Belgique
- Pieter Van Essen
- Hotze Sybouts van Aysma (60)
- Hotze Syboltzn (Sybouts) Aysma (90)
- Elisabeth van den Bruel (39), Zemst, Vlaams-Brabant, België
Born on August 31
- 1542 » Isabella de' Medici, Italian princess († 1576)
- 1569 » Jahangir, Mughal emperor († 1627)
- 1652 » Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Italian nobleman († 1708)
- 1663 » Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker († 1705)
- 1721 » George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1775)
- 1741 » Jean-Paul-Égide Martini, French composer and educator († 1816)
- 1748 » Jean-Étienne Despréaux, French ballet dancer, choreographer, composer, and playwright († 1820)
- 1767 » Henry Joy McCracken, Irish businessman and activist, founded the Society of United Irishmen († 1798)
- 1775 » Agnes Bulmer, English poet and author († 1836)
- 1797 » Stephen Geary, English architect, inventor and entrepreneur († 1854)
Died on August 31
- 1502 » Thomas Wode, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
- 1528 » Matthias Grünewald, German artist (b. 1470)
- 1645 » Francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (b. 1566)
- 1654 » Ole Worm, Danish physician and historian (b. 1588)
- 1688 » John Bunyan, English preacher, theologian, and author (b. 1628)
- 1730 » Gottfried Finger, Czech-German viol player and composer (b. 1660)
- 1741 » Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German academic and jurist (b. 1681)
- 1772 » William Borlase, English geologist and historian (b. 1695)
- 1795 » François-André Danican Philidor, French-English chess player and composer (b. 1726)
- 1799 » Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect and academic, designed the Bernstorff Palace and Marienlyst Castle (b. 1720)
Names that were popular for boys in 1642
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Jacob
- Joannes
- John
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Willem
- Thomas
- Jean
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Johann
- Henricus
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- December 13 » Abel Tasman is the first recorded European to sight New Zealand.