13 December 1642 December 12, 2021 Author: Staff Abel Tasman is the first recorded European to sight New Zealand. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired." Stephen Hawking — Click here for more from Stephen Hawking Related posts: 13 December 1642 13 December 1642 13 December 1642 17 October 1979 19 October 2003 7 October 1950 6 September 1642 23 October 1642 10 June 1886 12 December 1935 Categories: History Tags: 13 December, 1642