Nekrolog 1642
This is a list of famous people who died in 1642 . The entries are made alphabetically within the individual data. Animals can be found in the necrology for animals .
January
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 8th | Galileo Galilei | Italian philosopher, mathematician, physicist and astronomer | 77 | |
| 10. January | Heinrich Höpfner | German Lutheran theologian | 59 | |
| 10. January | Simon Humpeller | German-Austrian imperial court stone mason and baroque sculptor, master builder for St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna | ||
| January 12th | Johann Ernst | Count of Hanau-Munzenberg | 28 | |
| 13th January | Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette | Admiral of France, Duke of Épernon | 87 | |
| 13th January | Sophie Hedwig of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel | by marrying Countess von Nassau-Diez | 49 | |
| 22nd of January | Zacutus Lusitanus | Doctor and medical historian | ||
| January 26th | Johann Matthäus Meyfart | German, Protestant theologian, hymn book poet and witch theorist | 51 | |
| January 27th | Theodor Varmeier | German lawyer | 54 | |
| January 29th | Bartholomäus Anhorn the Elder | Swiss reformed pastor and historian | 75 |
February
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 6th | Veit Holzlechner | Seidensticker, Mayor of Wittenberg | ||
| February 10th | Juan Carlos Amat | Spanish musician and doctor | ||
| 20. February | Hans Engelbrecht | Journeyman draper, preacher and mystic | 42 | |
| 21st of February | Peter Sasse | German philosopher | 70 |
March
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 12th | Timothy Polus | German-Baltic poetics professor and occasional poet | ||
| March 12th | Johann von Ponickau | imperial councilor and Reichspfennigmeister | 57 | |
| 4th of March | Johann King | German Baroque painter | 55 | |
| March 10th | Johan De la Gardie | Swedish statesman | 60 | |
| March 12th | Michelangelo Amadei | Italian composer | 55 | |
| 17. March | Jakub Zadzik | Polish clergyman, bishop and grand chancellor of the Polish crown | ||
| March 30 | Bartold Knaust | German governor of Hanover in the Thirty Years War | ||
| March 30 | Wilhelm August | Duke of Brunswick-Harburg | 78 | |
| March 31 | Johann Himmel | German Lutheran theologian | 60 | |
| March | Hans Strackwitz | Architect and stonemason |
April
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 15th | Luigi Caetani | Italian cardinal and bishop | 46 | |
| 17th April | Caspar IV. Lerch | Southwest German nobleman and administrative specialist | 66 | |
| April 19th | Johannes Assuerus Ampzing | Dutch medic | ||
| April 21 | Johann Zierenberg | Mayor of Gdansk | 67 | |
| April 29 | Aegidius Hunnius the Younger | German Lutheran theologian | 48 | |
| April, 30th | Dmitri Michailowitsch Poscharsky | Prince from the Russian dynasty of the Rurikids | 63 | |
| April | Valentin Preuenhueber | Austrian civil servant and historian |
May
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st of May | Joseph Plepp | City architect of Bern | 46 | |
| May 4th | Arent Jacobsz van der Graeff | Mayor of Delft | ||
| May 6th | Frans II Francken | Flemish painter and draftsman of the Baroque | ||
| May 6th | Johannes Scholvin | German theologian and poet | ||
| 12th of May | Safi I. | Shah of Persia | ||
| May 14th | John de Critz | Flemish portrait painter, court painter to the English king | ||
| May 24th | Polyxena of Lobkowicz | bohemian nobles |
June
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2th of June | Johann Nopp | German legal historian and chronicler | ||
| June 10th | Franz Albrecht of Saxe-Lauenburg | Imperial General Field Marshal, Electoral Saxon Field Marshal | 43 | |
| June 11th | Rudolf von Travers | Graubünden judge and regimental leader | ||
| 14th June | Johann Masius | German medic and astronomer | 28 | |
| 14th June | Saskia van Uylenburgh | Dutch model and wife of Rembrandt van Rijn | 29 | |
| 18th of June | Magnus Ernst Dönhoff | Voivode of Pernau and Starost of Dorpat | 60 | |
| June 26th | Abraham Boom | Mayor of Amsterdam |
July
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd of July | Maria de 'Medici | Wife of the French king Henry IV and regent for Louis XIII. | 67 | |
| July 18th | Wilhelm | Count of Nassau in Hilchenbach | 49 | |
| 15th of July | Heinrich Lindenbrog | German librarian | 72 | |
| 30th July | Franz von Hatzfeld | Bishop of Bamberg | 45 |
August
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17th August | Friedrich Kettler | Duke of Courland | 72 | |
| 18th of August | Guido Reni | Italian painter and etcher | 66 | |
| August 27 | Hans Reichle | German sculptor | ||
| 29th August | Georg Huber | Swiss Mayor | 85 |
September
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3 | Elisabeth of Orange-Nassau | Duchess of Bouillon and regent of the Principality of Sedan | 65 | |
| 12th September | Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis de Cinq-Mars | French courtier | ||
| September 29th | William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby | English nobleman |
October
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 3 | Charles Howard, 2nd Earl of Nottingham | British baron and earl | 63 | |
| 4th of October | serious | Margrave, governor of the Kurmark | 25th | |
| 9th October | Benjamin de Rohan | called "duc de Soubise", French Huguenot leader, Duke of Frontenay, Peer of France | 59 | |
| 23rd October | Johan Lilliehöök | Swedish general, governor of Western Pomerania | ||
| 23rd October | Erik slang | Swedish major general | ||
| October 27 | Jean Nicolet | French explorer |
November
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 7th | Barthold von Krakewitz | German Lutheran theologian | 60 | |
| 25. November | Christian Günther I. | Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | 64 | |
| November 28th | Simon de la Vallée | French-Swedish architect | ||
| November | Johannes Goddaeus | German legal scholar |
December
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 4th | Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu | French cardinal and statesman | 57 | |
| December 14th | Johann Thomas Cludius | German lawyer and university professor | 57 | |
| 20th of December | Christian Carpzov | German lawyer and legal scholar | 37 | |
| December 27th | Hermann op den Graeff | German Mennonite leader | 57 | |
| December 28th | Johannes Pelcking | Priest and auxiliary bishop in Paderborn, Hildesheim and Münster | 69 | |
| December 28th | Johannes Kaspar Stredele from Montani and Wisberg | Administrator of the Diocese of Olomouc | ||
| December 29th | Christoph Kommerell | Weissgerber as well as council and court relatives from Tübingen | 71 |
Date unknown
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Battista Buonamente | Italian composer and violinist | |||
| Benedikt Goldschmidt | Jewish court banker and court jeweler in Kassel | |||
| Cillie Hempels | German woman who was executed as a supposed sorceress | |||
| Karma Tenkyong Wangpo | last ruler of Tsangpa (ruled 1621–1642) | |||
| Francis Kynaston | English poet and courtier | |||
| Pieter van Laer | Dutch painter | |||
| Marc Lescarbot | French lawyer and traveler, writer of a history of New France | |||
| Simon Péchi | Transylvanian Chancellor and representative of the Sabbatarians | |||
| Ulrich Pierius | German reformed pastor | |||
| John Suckling | English poet |