Events in year of 1642
- 01-04King Charles I with 400 soldiers attacks the English parliament
- 01-10King Charles I and family flee London for Oxford
- 01-11Isaac Newton is elected a member of Royal Society
- 03-01Georgeana (York) Maine became the 1st incorporated American city
- 03-09English Queen Henriette Mary arrives in Hellevoetsluis Neth
- 03-12Abel Tasman is 1st European in New Zealand
- 05-06Ville Marie (Montreal) forms
- 05-18Montreal Canada founded
- 06-141st compulsory education law in America passed by Massachusetts
- 08-13Christiaan Huygens discovers Martian south polar cap
- 08-14Able Tasmans ships Heemskerck / Zeehaen depart out of Batavia
- 08-22Civil War in England began between Royalists and Parliament
- 09-19Perpignan surrenders to French troops
- 09-23Harvard College in Cambridge, Mass, 1st commencement
- 10-23Battle at Edgeville (Warwick): King Charles I vs. English parliament
- 11-022nd battle at Breitenfeld Saksen: Sweden beat Ferdinand III
- 11-13Battle at Turnham Green, London: King Charles I vs. English parliament
- 12-13New Zealand discovered by Dutch navigator Abel Tasman
- 12-22Pope Urbanus VIII publishes degree In eminente
People born in year of 1642
- 01-02Mehmed IV: Sultan of Turkey
- 03-21Georg Schmezer: Composer
- 04-08Gerard Callenbach: Dutch Admiral
- 06-20George Hickes: English linguistic (Old German Philology)
- 07-22Johann Quirsfeld: Composer
- 08-21Johann Friedrich Treiber: Composer
- 09-23Giovanni Maria Bononcini: Composer
- 11-16Cornelis Evertsen the Younger: Dutch buccaneer / Lieutenant Admiral of Zeeland
- 11-24Anne Hilarion de Cotentin: Earl of Tourville / Knight / Admiral / Marshal
People died in year of 1642
- 01-08Galileo Galilei: Italian physicist / astronomer, dies at 77 in Italy
- 05-06Frans Francken [the Younger]: Flemish painter, dies on 61st birthday
- 07-18Willem Earl of Nassau-Siegen: Gov of Ft Emmerik / Heusden
- 09-03Elisabeth of Nassau: Daughter of Willem I / Charlotte, dies at 65
- 09-12Cinq Mars: French plotter, executed
Events in year of 1643
- 01-23Sir Thomas Fairfax takes Leeds for Parliamentarians
- 02-25Dutch US colonists kill Algonquin-indians
- 05-13Battle at Grantham: English parliamentary armies beat royalists
- 05-13Heavy earthquake strikes Santiago Chile; kills 1 / 3 of population
- 05-14Louis XIV (4) becomes King of France
- 05-19Battle at Rocroi / Allersheim: French army destroys Spanish army
- 05-19Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut and New Harbor form United Colonies of New England
- 06-15Able Tasmania returns to Batavia after discovering Tasmania
- 06-18Skirmish at Chalgrove Field: Prince Rupert parliamentary armies
- 06-30Battle at Atherton Moor: Royalists beat parliamentary armies
- 07-051st recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts)
- 07-13Battle at Roundway Down: Royalists beat parliamentary armies
- 07-27Cromwell defeats Royalist at Battle of Gainsborough
- 10-11Battle at Wincebt: English New Model-army beats royalists
- 11-24Battle at Tuttlingen: Beiers army under General Mercy beats France
People born in year of 1643
- 02-25Ahmed II: 21st Sultan of Turkey (1691-95)
- 03-28Jose Solana: Composer
- 04-01Christian Demelius: Composer
- 04-05Charles V Leopold: Duke of Lorraine / Field Marshal in Austria
- 08-21Afonso VI: King of Portugal (1656-67) (mentally ill)
- 09-17Gilbert Burnet: Bishop of Salisbury / author
- 12-22Rene-Robert Cavelier La Salle: France -- French explorer (Louisiana)
People died in year of 1643
- 03-01Girolamo Frescobaldi: Italian Composer / organist, dies at 59
- 04-04Simon Episcopius [Bisschop]: Dutch theologist, dies at 60
- 04-20Christoph Demantius: Composer, dies at 75
- 05-14Louis XIII: King of France (1610-43), dies at 41
- 06-24John Hampden: English politician, dies of injuries at about 48
- 10-13Sweder van Haersolte: Mister of Swaluwenborch / diplomat, dies at 61
- 12-08John Pym: English House of Commons member, dies at about 59
Events in year of 1644
- 01-181st UFO sighting in America, by perplexed pilgrims in Boston
- 01-24Battle at Nantwich Cheshire: Parliamentary armies win
- 02-051st US livestock branding law passed, by Connecticut
- 03-07Massachusetts establishes 1st 2-chamber legislature in colonies
- 03-14England grants patent for Providence Plantations (now Rhode Island)
- 03-19200 members of Peking imperial family / court commit suicide
- 03-31Pope Urbanus VIII and Duke of Parma signs Peace of Ferrara
- 04-29Farm leader Li Zicheng becomes Emperor of China and flees Peking
- 05-06Johan Mauritius resigns as Governor of Brazil
- 05-23Johan Mauritius van Nassau resigns as head of Civil rights activists
- 06-11Florentine Scientist describe invention of barometer
- 07-02Battle of Marston Moor: Parliamentary forces defeat royalists
- 09-05Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Sas of Gent
- 09-15Giambattista Pamfili replaces Pope Urban VII as Innocent X
- 09-17French troops occupy Mainz
- 10-23Sea battle of Fehmarn Sont: Admiral Thijssen beats Denen
- 10-272nd Battle at Newbury: King Charles I beats parliamentary armies
- 11-191st protestant ministry society in New England
People born in year of 1644
- 01-10Louis Boufflers: Marshall of France
- 03-18Gottfried Wegner: Composer
- 04-17Abraham Jansz Storck: Painter, baptized
- 05-23Thomas Eisenhut: Composer
- 07-02Abraham a Santa Clara [Johann Megerle]: German court vicar
- 08-06Francoise L de la Baume Le Blanc: French mistress of Louis XIV
- 08-12Georg Christoph Leuttner: Composer
- 08-12Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Composer
- 09-05Gillis Schey: Dutch Admiral (battle at Lowestoft)
- 09-06Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles: Composer
- 09-14Gijsbert Cuper: Dutch classicist / regent
- 10-01Alessandro Stradella: Italian violinist / composer
- 10-01Jean Rousseau: Composer
- 12-23Tomas de Torrejon y Velasco: Composer
- 12-30Philips van Almonde: Dutch Zeeuws Lieutenant Admiral
People died in year of 1644
- 01-30William Chillingworth: Engl theologian, Cambridge Platonist
- 03-05Louise Juliana: Countess of Nassau, dies at 73
- 03-19Si Sang: Last Ming-Emperor of China, commits suicide
- 03-24Cecilia Renata: Arch Duchess of Austria
- 06-16Johannes a Sancto Thoma [Poinset]: Portuguese theologist, dies at 54
- 07-02William Gascoigne: Introduced telescopic sights, is killed at 24
- 07-29Urban VIII [Maffeo Barberini]: Pope (1623-44)
- 08-05J Henry Alting: Theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61
- 09-04John Wtenbogaert: Theologist (Kerckelicke history), dies at 87
- 09-08Francis Quarles: English Poet (Enchiridion)
- 10-06Isabella van Bourbon: French Princess of Henri IV