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Born on Sunday January 28, 1742
- Andries Molier, 's Gravenhage († 1797)
- Albertjen Alberts van Loo, Doornspijk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Albertje van Loo, doornspijk, Gelderland, Nederland († 1811)
- Adriaan Lubbe, de Caep de Goede Hoop
- Antje Bronkhorst, Schellinkhout († 1812)
- Antje Geertruy van Willigen, Den Haag, Groote Kerk († 1813)
- Andries van Hoeve, Axel († 1802)
- Abram Willemsz van der Spek, Nieuw Beijerland
- Aaltjen Roelofs Hebers, Oosterhesselen,Drenthe,Niederlande
- Anna Wouterse Lievaart, Andel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Sunday January 28, 1742
- Claas van Oost (9), Amsterdam
- Ida COLLARD (44), Melen, 62099, Liege, Belgique
- Adrianus van Bol'es (38), Delft, Nederland
- Geertruij Gijsberts BOT (8)
- Baby REIMOLD * (0), Unteraichen, Esslingen, Wuertemberg, Germany
- Amelberga de Rijcke (0), Bazel
- Andreas Van Vlierberghe (70), Belsele
- Gilles de Graaff, Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Anne Smith (42), Berkeley, South Carolina
- bauduin DEQUENNE (75), Mons-St.Germain (Belgium)
Born on January 28
- 1693 » Gregor Werner, Austrian composer († 1766)
- 1701 » Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer († 1774)
- 1706 » John Baskerville, English printer and typographer († 1775)
- 1712 » Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shōgun († 1761)
- 1717 » Mustafa III, Ottoman sultan († 1774)
- 1719 » Johann Elias Schlegel, German poet and critic († 1749)
- 1726 » Christian Felix Weiße, German poet and playwright († 1802)
- 1755 » Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, Polish-German physician, anthropologist, and paleontologist († 1830)
- 1784 » George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1860)
- 1797 » Charles Gray Round, English lawyer and politician († 1867)
Died on January 28
- 1666 » Tommaso Dingli, Maltese architect and sculptor (b. 1591)
- 1672 » Pierre Séguier, French politician, Lord Chancellor of France (b. 1588)
- 1681 » Richard Allestree, English priest and academic (b. 1619)
- 1687 » Johannes Hevelius, Polish astronomer and politician (b. 1611)
- 1688 » Ferdinand Verbiest, Flemish Jesuit missionary in China (b. 1623)
- 1697 » Sir John Fenwick, 3rd Baronet, English general and politician (b. 1645)
- 1754 » Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian-Danish historian and philosopher (b. 1684)
- 1782 » Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, French geographer and cartographer (b. 1697)
- 1832 » Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (b. 1769)
- 1859 » F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782)
Names that were popular for boys in 1742
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Petrus
- Willem
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- John
- Jean
- Dirk
- Johann
- Henricus
Names that were popular for girls in 1742
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Joanna
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Trijntje
- Aaltje
- Adriana
- Jannetje
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.
Weather January 28, 1742
The temperature on January 28, 1742 was about 8.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen.