In history, year 1642 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1642.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1642:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|---|
| 17 may | The Société Notre-Dame de Montréal founded a permanentmission known as Ville-Marie, whicheventually grew into the city of Montreal. |
| 22 august | King Charles I of England raised the royal standard at Nottingham, marking the beginning of the First English Civil War. |
| 13 november | First English Civil War-The Royalist army engaged the muchlarger Parliamentarian army at the Battle of Turnham Green near Turnham Green, Middlesex. |
| 24 november | A Dutch expedition led by Abel Tasman reached present-dayTasmania, Australia. |
| 13 August | Dutch astronomer Christian Huygens discovered the peak of Mars south pole. |
| 08 January | Italian physicist astronomer and scholar Galileo Galile died at the age of 78. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1642:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 02 January | Mehmed IV / Sultan / Turkey |
| 06 December | Johann Christoph Bach / Composer / Germany |
| 11 January | Johann Friedrich Alberti / Composer / Germany |
| 15 April | Suleiman II / Sultan / Turkey |
| 18 February | Marie Champmeslé / Actress / France |
| 20 June | George Hickes / Scholar / United Kingdom |
| 21 April | Simon de la Loubère / Poet / France |
| 23 September | Giovanni Maria Bononcini / Violinist / Italy |
| 25 December | Isaac Newton / Physicist / United Kingdom |
| 30 December | Vincenzo da Filicaja / Poet / Italy |
