Historical Events In 1842

Aug 30   In the year 1842 victor Alphonse Duvernoy, composer   

Aug 31   On this day in history micah Rugg patents a nuts & bolts machine   

Aug 31   US Naval Observatory authorized by an act of Congress on this day in history.   

Sep 04   Work on Koln cathedral recommences after 284-year hiatus in the year 1842.   

Sep 04   In the year 1842 work on K”ln cathedral recommences after 284-year hiatus   

Sep 05   Louis F J Bouwmeester, Dutch actor (Shakespeare) on this day in history.   

Sep 07   John H Zuckertort, German chess player in the year 1842.   

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

Sep 13   Odon Peter Jozsef de Mihalovich, composer in the year 1842.   

Sep 15   On this day in history pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer, dies at 70   

Sep 18   In the year 1842 1st edition of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, published   

Sep 20   James Dewar, Scottish chemist/physicist (Dewarfles/cordiet) on this day in history.   

Sep 23   In the year 1842 karl Munzinger, composer   

Oct 01   On this day in history charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet (Le Hareng Saur)   

Oct 02   Jose Mariano Elizaga, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Oct 08   In the year 1842 christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68   

Oct 08   Princess Sophia weds her cousin duke Charles Saksen-Weimar-Eisenach in the year 1842.   

Oct 15   In the year 1842 karl Marx becomes editor-in-chief of Rheinische Zeitung   

Oct 24   In the year 1842 josef Nesvera, composer   

Oct 27   On this day in history giovanni Giolitti, 5x premier of Italy (1892..1921)   

Oct 28   In the year 1842 anna Elizabeth Dickinson, orator (Joan of Arc of the Civil War)   

Nov 02   On this day in history otto Reubke, composer   

Nov 04   In the year 1842 abraham Lincoln marries Mary Todd in Springfield, Ill   

Nov 04   William Barker Cushing, Lt Cmdr (Union Navy), died in 1874 on this day in history.   

Nov 08   Belgium King Leopold I proclaims child labor laws (for 1889) in the year 1842.   

Nov 14   Henry de Cock, reform vicar, dies at 41 in the year 1842.   

Nov 14   On this day in history walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War (d 1959)   

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

Nov 17   In the year 1842 fugitive slave George Latimer, captured in Boston   

Nov 22   Anna S Barbiers, actress (Uncle Tom) on this day in history.   

Nov 22   In the year 1842 mount St Helens in Washington, erupts   

Nov 23   In the year 1842 james Lillywhite Jr, cricketer (1st England Test captain)   

Nov 24   Pehr Frigel, composer, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

Nov 26   In the year 1842 the University of Notre Dame is founded.   

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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   Clarence King, mining engineer (geologist) was born on this day in history.   

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   Francois Coppee, French poet was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 15   Josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925) was born in the year 1842.   

Jan 08   In the year 1842 pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71   

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

Feb 18   On this day in history death of thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779)   

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   Christian Theodor Weinlig, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Mar 13   On this day in history death of henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761)   

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