Historical Events In 1842
Thursday, 23 May 2019
Jan 01 1st illustrated weekly magazine in US publishes 1st issue, NYC in the year 1842.
Jan 02 1st US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Penn in the year 1842.
Jan 02 Amy G C A Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist on this day in history.
Jan 02 In the year 1842 first US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Pennsylvania
Jan 06 On this day in history 4,500 British & Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before India
Jan 06 4,500 British &Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before India in the year 1842.
Jan 06 Clarence King, mining engineer (geologist) in the year 1842.
Jan 07 In the year 1842 gioacchino Rossini's opera "Stabat Mater" premieres in Paris
Jan 07 In the year 1842 johan Lindegren, composer
Jan 08 Dutch King Willem II charters Technical College Delft on this day in history.
Jan 08 On this day in history pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71
Jan 11 William James, US, psychologist/philosopher in the year 1842.
Jan 12 In the year 1842 franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherland Antilles
Jan 12 On this day in history franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherlands Antilles
Jan 12 Francois Coppee, French poet in the year 1842.
Jan 13 On this day in history dr. William Brydon, a surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 16,500 when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad.
Jan 16 Thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies in the year 1842.
Jan 17 On this day in history anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman Philology in Netherlands)
Jan 22 Charles Henri Marechal, composer on this day in history.
Jan 31 John Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in the White House in the year 1842.
Jan 31 On this day in history john Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in White House
Feb 03 In the year 1842 sidney Clopton Lanier, US, composer/poet (Hall of Fame)
Feb 04 In the year 1842 georg Brandes, [Morris Cohen], Danish literary-historian/critic
Feb 07 Alexandre Ribit, premier (France) on this day in history.
Feb 07 Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien on this day in history.
Feb 15 1st adhesive postage stamps in US (private delivery company), NYC on this day in history.
Feb 15 On this day in history postage stamps with adhesive on the back are sold for the first time at the New York City post office.
Feb 21 1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Wash DC in the year 1842.
Feb 21 First known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Washington DC in the year 1842.
Feb 21 Wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.
Feb 22 Carl Rosa, Hamburg Germany, founder (Rosa opera company) on this day in history.
Feb 24 Arrigio Enrico Boito, composer on this day in history.
Feb 25 Karl May, German writer (Old Shatterhand/Winnetou) on this day in history.
Feb 26 Camille Flammarion, Mars researcher & popularizer of astronomy on this day in history.
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