Historical Events In 1842

Jan 01   In the year 1842 1st illustrated weekly magazine in US publishes 1st issue, NYC  

Jan 02   1st US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Penn in the year 1842.  

Jan 02   In the year 1842 amy G C A Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist  

Jan 02   On this day in history first US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Pennsylvania  

Jan 06   4,500 British & Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before India in the year 1842.  

Jan 06   On this day in history 4,500 British &Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before India  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1842 gioacchino Rossini's opera "Stabat Mater" premieres in Paris  

Jan 07   Johan Lindegren, composer in the year 1842.  

Jan 08   Dutch King Willem II charters Technical College Delft in the year 1842.  

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

Jan 11   William James, US, psychologist/philosopher in the year 1842.  

Jan 12   On this day in history franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherland Antilles  

Jan 12   Franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherlands Antilles on this day in history.  

Jan 12   In the year 1842 francois Coppee, French poet  

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   In the year 1842 thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies  

Jan 17   Anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman Philology in Netherlands) on this day in history.  

Jan 22   In the year 1842 charles Henri Marechal, composer  

Jan 31   John Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in the White House in the year 1842.  

Jan 31   John Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in White House on this day in history.  

Feb 03   Sidney Clopton Lanier, US, composer/poet (Hall of Fame) on this day in history.  

Feb 04   In the year 1842 georg Brandes, [Morris Cohen], Danish literary-historian/critic  

Feb 07   Alexandre Ribit, premier (France) in the year 1842.  

Feb 07   In the year 1842 battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.  

Feb 15   1st adhesive postage stamps in US (private delivery company), NYC in the year 1842.  

Feb 15   Postage stamps with adhesive on the back are sold for the first time at the New York City post office in the year 1842.  

Feb 21   1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Wash DC on this day in history.  

Feb 21   First known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Washington DC on this day in history.  

Feb 21   On this day in history wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85  

Feb 22   In the year 1842 carl Rosa, Hamburg Germany, founder (Rosa opera company)  

Feb 24   In the year 1842 arrigio Enrico Boito, composer  

Feb 25   On this day in history karl May, German writer (Old Shatterhand/Winnetou)  

Feb 26   Camille Flammarion, Mars researcher & popularizer of astronomy 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   In the year 1842 birth of frederic T. Greenhalge, 38th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)  

Jan 06   In the year 1842 birth of clarence King, mining engineer (geologist)  

Jan 07   Johan Lindegren, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of william James, US, psychologist/philosopher  

Jan 12   Francois Coppee, French poet was born in the year 1842.  

Jan 15   In the year 1842 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   On this day in history thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies  

Feb 18   Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779) died in the year 1842.  

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

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