What is 1642?
{{Year nav|1642}} {{Year in various calendars|1642}} {{Year article header|1642}} == Events == *On September 2, the [[Puritanism|Puritans]] force the London theatres to close, ending the era of [[English Renaissance drama]]. == Births == * [[December 25]] ([[Old Style and New Style dates|OS]]) – Sir [[Isaac Newton]], English scientist (d. [[1727]]) == Deaths == * [[January 8]] – [[Galileo Galilei]], Italian astronomer (b. [[1564]]) [[Category:1642| ]]