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January 27, 1742 
January 25, 1742
Died on Friday January 26, 1742
- Cornelius Bartholomeus Adrianus VAN LOOVEREN (47), Wuustwezel, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- Cornelius Bartholomeus Van Looveren (47), Wuustwezel, Hertogdom Brabant, Oostenrijkse Nederlanden
- Cornelia Teunisse den Boer (0), Rozenburg
- Cornelius Hendricus OERLEMANS (65), Loon op Zand, 3942, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelia Johannesdr. Spruijt (49), Brandwijk
- Charles Arsenault (22), Beaubassin, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Anders Christensen
- Adrianus van Looveren, Wuustwezel (B)
- Guillaume BELLEFROID (37), Tongeren,3700,Limbourg,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Harder, Den Helder
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 26, 1742 at Delpher
Born on January 26
- 1657 » William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury († 1737)
- 1708 » William Hayes, English organist, composer, and conductor († 1777)
- 1714 » Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor and educator († 1785)
- 1715 » Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher († 1771)
- 1716 » George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies († 1785)
- 1722 » Alexander Carlyle, Scottish minister and author († 1805)
- 1763 » Charles XIV John of Sweden († 1844)
- 1781 » Ludwig Achim von Arnim, German poet and author († 1831)
- 1813 » Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican philosopher and poet († 1876)
- 1824 » Emil Czyrniański, Polish chemist († 1888)
Died on January 26
- 1697 » Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician and theorist (b. 1640)
- 1744 » Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683)
- 1750 » Albert Schultens, Dutch philologist and academic (b. 1686)
- 1779 » Thomas Hudson, English painter (b. 1701)
- 1795 » Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, German harpsichord player and composer (b. 1732)
- 1799 » Gabriel Christie, Scottish general (b. 1722)
- 1823 » Edward Jenner, English physician and immunologist (b. 1749)
- 1824 » Théodore Géricault, French painter and lithographer (b. 1791)
- 1831 » Anton Delvig, Russian poet and journalist (b. 1798)
- 1831 » Sangolli Rayanna, Indian soldier (b. 1798)
Names that were popular for boys in 1742
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Jean
- Jans
- John
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1742
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Johanna
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Jans
- Anne
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Adriana
- Aaltje
- Mary
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1742
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- January 24 » Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
- February 16 » Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister.
- April 13 » George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah makes its world-premiere in Dublin, Ireland.
The weather on Friday January 26, 1742
The temperature on January 26, 1742 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI