Historical Events In 1842
Thursday, 19 May 2022
Jan 01 On this day in history 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 In the year 1842 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 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 Gioacchino Rossini's opera "Stabat Mater" premieres in Paris in the year 1842.
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 In the year 1842 pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71
Jan 11 William James, US, psychologist/philosopher on this day in history.
Jan 12 Franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherland Antilles in the year 1842.
Jan 12 Franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherlands Antilles on this day in history.
Jan 12 Francois Coppee, French poet in the year 1842.
Jan 13 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 in the year 1842.
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 Charles Henri Marechal, composer on this day in history.
Jan 31 On this day in history john Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in the White House
Jan 31 John Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in White House in the year 1842.
Feb 03 In the year 1842 sidney Clopton Lanier, US, composer/poet (Hall of Fame)
Feb 04 Georg Brandes, [Morris Cohen], Danish literary-historian/critic on this day in history.
Feb 07 Alexandre Ribit, premier (France) on this day in history.
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 On this day in history 1st adhesive postage stamps in US (private delivery company), NYC
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 Wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1842.
Feb 22 Carl Rosa, Hamburg Germany, founder (Rosa opera company) in the year 1842.
Feb 24 On this day in history arrigio Enrico Boito, composer
Feb 25 In the year 1842 karl May, German writer (Old Shatterhand/Winnetou)
Feb 26 In the year 1842 camille Flammarion, Mars researcher & popularizer of astronomy
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