Page 2: Historical Events In 1642

Sep 12   Cinq Mars, French plotter, executed   

Sep 19   Perpignan surrenders to French troops   

Sep 23   Giovanni Maria Bononcini, composer.   

Sep 23   Harvard College in Cambridge, Mass, 1st commencement   

Oct 23   Battle at Edgeville (Warwick): King Charles I vs English parliament.   

Nov 02   2nd battle at Breitenfeld Saksen: Sweden beat Ferdinand III   

Nov 07   Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester, English politician   

Nov 13   Battle at Turnham Green, London: King Charles I vs English parliament.   

Nov 16   Cornelis Evertsen the Younger, Dutch buccaneer/lt admiral of Zeeland   

Nov 23   The Dutch navigator, Abel Tasman, discovers Van Dieman's Land (later to be re-named Tasmania).   

Nov 24   Abel Janzoon Tasman discovers Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)   

Nov 24   Anne Hilarion de Cotentin, earl of Tourville/knight/admiral/marshal   

Dec 04   Armand-Jean Duplessis Richelieu, bishop of Lucon, dies at about 57.   

Dec 13   New Zealand discovered by Dutch navigator Abel Tasman   

Dec 13   New Zealand discovered by the Dutch navigator, Abel Tasman.   

Dec 22   In this year, Pope Urbanus VIII publishes degree In eminente.   

Dec 25   Isacc Newton, English scientist is born   

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Jan 02   Mehmed iv: Sultan (turkey)   

Feb 18   Marie champmeslé: French actress    

Mar 21   Georg schmezer: Composer   

Apr 08   Gerard callenbach: Dutch admiral   

Jun 20   George hickes: English linguistic (old german philology)   

Jul 22   Johann quirsfeld: Composer   

Aug 01   Ahmed ii: 21st sultan of turkey (1691-95) [or feb 25, 1643]   

Aug 14   Cosimo iii de' medici: Monarch of florence (1670-1723)   

Jan 08   Galileo galilei: Italian physicist/astronomer,   

Feb 07   William bedell: English clergyman (b. 1571)   

Feb 24   Marco da gagliano: Italian opera composer,   

Apr 30   Dmitry pozharsky: Russian prince (b. 1578)   

May 06   Frans francken: The younger, flemish painter,   

Jul 03   Maria de' medici: French queen-mother,    

Jul 18   Willem earl of nassau-siegen: Gov of ft emmerik/heusden,    

Aug 18   Guido reni: Italian painter (b. 1575)