What Happened in March 1642

Historical Events

  • Mar 1 Georgeana (York) in Maine becomes the 1st incorporated American city
  • Mar 9 English Queen Henriette Maria arrives in Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands
  • Mar 27 The sixth Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Joseph takes office.

Famous Birthdays

  • Mar 21 Georg Schmezer, German composer and musician, born in Augsburg, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1697)