Important Historical Events of the year 1642, Year 1642 in History

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List of 1642 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1642

What happened in the year 1642?

Date	Event
January 4, 1642	English Civil War: King Charles I, accompanied by 400 soldiers, attempts to arrest five members of Parliament for treason, only to discover the men had been tipped off and fled.
February 13, 1642	The Clergy Act becomes law, excluding bishops of the Church of England from serving in the House of Lords.
April 15, 1642	Irish Confederate Wars: A Confederate Irish militia is routed in the Battle of Kilrush when it attempts to halt the progress of a Royalist Army.
May 17, 1642	Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.
May 30, 1642	From this date all honors granted by Charles I of England are retroactively annulled by Parliament.
August 22, 1642	Charles I raises his standard in Nottingham, which marks the beginning of the English Civil War.
August 26, 1642	Dutch–Portuguese War: Second Battle of San Salvador: The Dutch force the Spanish garrison at San Salvador (modern day Keelung, Taiwan) to surrender, ending the short-lived Spanish colony on Formosa and replacing it with a new Dutch administration.
September 6, 1642	England's Long Parliament bans public stage-plays.
October 23, 1642	The Battle of Edgehill is the first major battle of the English Civil War.
November 13, 1642	First English Civil War: Battle of Turnham Green: The Royalist forces withdraw in the face of the Parliamentarian army and fail to take London.
November 24, 1642	Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania).
December 13, 1642	Abel Tasman is the first recorded European to sight New Zealand.