1642

Years: 1639 1640 1641 - 1642 - 1643 1644 1645
Decades: 1610s 1620s 1630s - 1640s - 1650s 1660s 1670s
Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1642 in literature 1642 in science

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths

Events

January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. Beginning of English Civil War.
March 1 - Georgeana, Massachusetts (now known as York, Maine) becomes the first incorporated city in America
May 17 - Sieur de Maisonneuve founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.
July - Charles I besieges Hull in an attempt to gain control of its arsenal.
October - Battle of Edgehill.
November 24 - Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania).