What Happened In December 1642 In History

Historical Events for December, 1642

• 13th » Abel Tasman reaches New Zealand.
• 18th » Abel Tasman becomes first European to sight New Zealand.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1642

• 6th » Johann Christoph Bach, German organist and composer (d. 1703)
• 25th » Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (d. 1727)
• 30th » Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (d. 1707)

Famous Deaths for December 1642

• 4th » Cardinal Richelieu, French clergyman (b. 1585)

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