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Born on Friday January 5, 1742
- Abraham van Beijnderen, Haarlem
- Evertje Taats, Amersfoort
- Claus von der Decken († 1826)
- Franciscus Pauwels, Maldegem (B)
- Catharina van Dreumel, Puiflijk († 1816)
- Annetje de Winter, Oud Beijerland († 1825)
- Eduard van Coeverden, Amersfoort
- antje jansje de WINTER, oud-beijerland († 1825)
- Adrianus de Dauw, Temse, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1743)
- Elisabeth Beekman, Amsterdam
Died on Friday January 5, 1742
- François de Sabran, Toulon, Var, France
- Aaltje Isaaksdr Grootendorst (49), Heerjansdam, South Holland, Netherlands
- Frederik Sigismund van Waldow Heer van Merenthin (60)
- Antonetta Maria Elisabeth van Voorst, Didam,Gemeente Montferland,Gelderland,Netherlands
- van Rosmaalen, Engelen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Antoinette Maria Elisabeth van Voorst van Schadewijk (57), Didam, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aaltje Isaaksdr Grootendorst (49), Heerjansdam
- Anna Margreta Persoons (57)
- Barbara van Royen (5), Temse
- Cornelia Adriaenssen Mutsaerts (53), Nispen-Essen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 5, 1742 at Delpher
Born on January 5
- 1640 » Paolo Lorenzani, Italian composer († 1713)
- 1735 » Claude Martin, French-English general and explorer († 1800)
- 1767 » Jean-Baptiste Say, French economist and academic († 1832)
- 1779 » Stephen Decatur, American commander († 1820)
- 1779 » Zebulon Pike, American general and explorer († 1813)
- 1781 » Gaspar Flores de Abrego, three terms mayor of San Antonio, in Spanish Texas († 1836)
- 1793 » Harvey Putnam, American lawyer and politician († 1855)
- 1808 » Anton Füster, Austrian priest and activist († 1881)
- 1834 » William John Wills, English surgeon and explorer († 1861)
- 1838 » Camille Jordan, French mathematician and academic († 1922)
Died on January 5
- 1713 » Jean Chardin, French explorer and author (b. 1643)
- 1740 » Antonio Lotti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1667)
- 1762 » Empress Elizabeth of Russia (b. 1709)
- 1771 » John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1710)
- 1796 » Samuel Huntington, American jurist and politician, 18th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1731)
- 1823 » George Johnston, Scottish-Australian colonel and politician, Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales (b. 1764)
- 1845 » Robert Smirke, English painter and illustrator (b. 1753)
- 1846 » Alfred Thomas Agate, American painter and illustrator (b. 1812)
- 1858 » Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Austrian field marshal (b. 1766)
- 1860 » John Neumann, Czech-American bishop and saint (b. 1811)
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 5, 1742
The temperature on January 5, 1742 was about -7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: helder.