Famous Deaths In 1842

Jan 08 Pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71 on this day in history.

Jan 16 Thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies in the year 1842.

Feb 18 Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779) died on this day in history.

Feb 21 Wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.

Mar 06 Constanze Mozart, wife of W.A. Mozart (b. 1763) died in the year 1842.

Mar 07 On this day in history christian Theodor Weinlig, composer, dies at 61

Mar 13 Henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761) died on this day in history.

Mar 15 Maria Luigi C Z S Cherubini, Italian composer (Dies Irae), dies at 81 in the year 1842.

Mar 23 Stendhal, [Marie-Henri Beyle], French author (Lamiel), dies at 59 on this day in history.

Mar 30 Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, French painter (b. 1755) died in the year 1842.

Apr 07 Henrik A Bjerregaard, Norw writer/poet (Fjeldeventyret), dies at 50 on this day in history.

Apr 11 John England, bishop of Charleston Carolina, dies in the year 1842.

May 08 In the year 1842 death of jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (b. 1790)

May 15 On this day in history emanuel A D M J count de las Cases, French historian (Napoleon), dies at 76

May 23 Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet, dies at 34 on this day in history.

Jun 20 On this day in history michael Umlauf, composer, dies at 60

Jul 24 On this day in history john Sell Cotman, landscape painter, dies

Jul 25 In the year 1842 death of dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (b. 1766)

Jul 28 C Brentano, writer, dies at 63 on this day in history.

Aug 18 Louis de Freycinet, French explorer (b. 1779) died on this day in history.

Aug 25 In the year 1842 jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer, dies at 80

Sep 10 Letitia Tyler, Pres Tyler's (1841-45) wife, dies at 51 in the year 1842.

Sep 15 In the year 1842 pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer, dies at 70

Oct 02 Jose Mariano Elizaga, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1842.

Oct 08 Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.

Oct 19 Aleksey Koltsov, Russian poet (b. 1808) died on this day in history.

Oct 20 Grace Darling, English heroine (b. 1815) died in the year 1842.

Oct 30 In the year 1842 death of allan Cunningham, Scottish poet and author (b. 1784)

Nov 14 In the year 1842 henry de Cock, reform vicar, dies at 41

Nov 15 On this day in history joseph Rastrelli, composer, dies at 43

Nov 24 In the year 1842 pehr Frigel, composer, dies at 92

Dec 01 In the year 1842 death of philip Spencer, 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged

Dec 05 On this day in history mJ Auguste Vestrius, French ballet dancers, dies at 82

Dec 07 In the year 1842 death of thomas Hamilton, Scottish writer (b. 1789)

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Jan 02 Amy G C A Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist was born in the year 1842.

Jan 04 Frederic T. Greenhalge, 38th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896) was born in the year 1842.

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of clarence King, mining engineer (geologist)

Jan 07 Johan Lindegren, composer was born in the year 1842.

Jan 11 In the year 1842 birth of william James, US, psychologist/philosopher

Jan 12 In the year 1842 birth of francois Coppee, French poet

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of blessed Mary McKillop, Australian candidate for sainthood (d. 1909)

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925)