Historical Events In 1642

Jan 02   Mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey) in the year 1642.  

Jan 04   In the year 1642 king Charles I with 400 soldiers attacks the English parliament  

Jan 08   Astronomer Galileo Galilei dies in Arcetri, Italy at age 77 in the year 1642.  

Jan 08   Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist/astronomer, dies at 77 in Italy in the year 1642.  

Jan 10   On this day in history king Charles I & family flee London for Oxford  

Feb 24   On this day in history marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66  

Mar 01   Georgeana (York) Maine became the 1st incorporated American city on this day in history.  

Mar 01   Georgeana (York) ME became the first incorporated American city on this day in history.  

Mar 09   English Queen Henriette Mary arrives in Hellevoetsluis Neth on this day in history.  

Mar 09   English Queen Henriette Mary arrives in Hellevoetsluis Netherlands on this day in history.  

Mar 12   Abel Tasman is 1st European in New Zealand on this day in history.  

Mar 12   On this day in history abel Tasman is first European in New Zealand  

Mar 21   In the year 1642 georg Schmezer, composer  

Mar 27   The sixth Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Joseph takes office in the year 1642.  

Apr 08   Gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral in the year 1642.  

May 06   Frans Francken, the Younger, Flemish painter, dies on 61st birthday in the year 1642.  

May 06   Ville Marie (Montreal) forms on this day in history.  

May 18   Montréal Canada founded in the year 1642.  

May 18   In the year 1642 montreal Canada founded  

May 18   The Canadian City of Montreal is founded on this day in history.  

May 30   In the year 1642 from this date all honours granted by Charles I are retrospectively annulled by Parliament  

Jun 14   1st compulsory education law in America passed by Massachusetts on this day in history.  

Jun 14   In the year 1642 the first compulsory education law in America passed by Massachusetts  

Jun 20   On this day in history george Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology)  

Jul 03   Maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69 in the year 1642.  

Jul 18   Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, gov of Ft Emmerik/Heusden, dies in the year 1642.  

Jul 22   On this day in history johann Quirsfeld, composer  

Aug 01   Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95) [or Feb 25, 1643] on this day in history.  

Aug 13   Christiaan Huygens discovers Martian south polar cap in the year 1642.  

Aug 14   On this day in history able Tasmans ships Heemskerck/Zeehaen depart out of Batavia  

Aug 14   On this day in history cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723)  

Aug 21   Johann Friedrich Treiber, composer in the year 1642.  

Aug 22   Civil War in England began between Royalists & Parliament in the year 1642.  

Aug 22   English Civil War begins on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   Mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 18   Marie Champmeslé, French actress (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 21   Georg Schmezer, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 08   In the year 1642 birth of gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral  

Jun 20   George Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 22   Johann Quirsfeld, composer was born on this day in history.  

Aug 01   In the year 1642 birth of ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95) [or Feb 25, 1643]  

Aug 14   Cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723) was born in the year 1642.  

Jan 08   In the year 1642 galileo Galilei, Italian physicist/astronomer, dies at 77 in Italy  

Feb 07   On this day in history death of william Bedell, English clergyman (b. 1571)  

Feb 24   In the year 1642 marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66  

Apr 30   In the year 1642 death of dmitry Pozharsky, Russian prince (b. 1578)  

May 06   Frans Francken, the Younger, Flemish painter, dies on 61st birthday on this day in history.  

Jul 03   On this day in history maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69  

Jul 18   In the year 1642 willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, gov of Ft Emmerik/Heusden, dies  

Aug 18   In the year 1642 death of guido Reni, Italian painter (b. 1575)