Historical Events In 1842

Dec 01   Midshipman Philip Spencer, son of Secretary of War John C. Spencer, is hanged for mutiny from the yardarm of the U.S.S. Somers, a small brig of war at sea in West Indian waters. He was convicted at a court-martial held on the ship of conspiring to organize a mutiny, murder the officers, and convert the captured ship into a pirate vessel on this day in history.   

Dec 01   Philip Spencer, 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged in the year 1842.   

Dec 03   Ellen Henrietta Richards, US, chemist (Amer Home Eco Assn-1st Pres) in the year 1842.   

Dec 05   MJ Auguste Vestrius, French ballet dancers, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Dec 07   New York Philharmonic's first concert on this day in history.   

Dec 07   On this day in history nY Philharmonic's 1st concert   

Dec 07   Otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist (schedelmetingen) on this day in history.   

Dec 09   On this day in history pjotr A Kopotkin, Russian ruler/anarchist   

Dec 09   On this day in history st M Glinka's opera "Russlan Ludmilla," premieres in Petersburg   

Dec 15   In the year 1842 henry Gadsby, composer   

Dec 17   In the year 1842 marius Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician (continous groups)   

Dec 19   In the year 1842 uS recognizes independence of Hawaii   

Dec 22   Jose Maria de Heredia, Cuba, French sonnet poet on this day in history.   

Dec 25   In the year 1842 bedrich Divis Weber, composer, dies at 76   

Dec 28   Calixa Lavallee, composer in the year 1842.   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1842 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   Francois Coppee, French poet was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Blessed Mary McKillop, Australian candidate for sainthood (d. 1909) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   Pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71 in the year 1842.   

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

Feb 18   In the year 1842 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   In the year 1842 christian Theodor Weinlig, composer, dies at 61   

Mar 13   Henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761) died in the year 1842.   

Mar 15   On this day in history maria Luigi C Z S Cherubini, Italian composer (Dies Irae), dies at 81