Historical Events In 1842
Tuesday, 28 January 2020
Jan 01 1st illustrated weekly magazine in US publishes 1st issue, NYC on this day in history.
Jan 02 On this day in history 1st US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Penn
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 On this day in history 4,500 British & Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before India
Jan 06 In the year 1842 4,500 British &Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before India
Jan 06 Clarence King, mining engineer (geologist) on this day in history.
Jan 07 On this day in history gioacchino Rossini's opera "Stabat Mater" premieres in Paris
Jan 07 Johan Lindegren, composer on this day in history.
Jan 08 Dutch King Willem II charters Technical College Delft on this day in history.
Jan 08 In the year 1842 pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71
Jan 11 In the year 1842 william James, US, psychologist/philosopher
Jan 12 In the year 1842 franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherland Antilles
Jan 12 In the year 1842 franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherlands Antilles
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 Thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies on this day in history.
Jan 17 In the year 1842 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 John Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in White House in the year 1842.
Feb 03 On this day in history sidney Clopton Lanier, US, composer/poet (Hall of Fame)
Feb 04 Georg Brandes, [Morris Cohen], Danish literary-historian/critic in the year 1842.
Feb 07 Alexandre Ribit, premier (France) in the year 1842.
Feb 07 Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien in the year 1842.
Feb 15 1st adhesive postage stamps in US (private delivery company), NYC on this day in history.
Feb 15 Postage stamps with adhesive on the back are sold for the first time at the New York City post office on this day in history.
Feb 21 In the year 1842 1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Wash DC
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) 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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