Historical Events In 1842

Aug 30   Victor Alphonse Duvernoy, composer in the year 1842.  

Aug 31   Micah Rugg patents a nuts & bolts machine on this day in history.  

Aug 31   US Naval Observatory authorized by an act of Congress in the year 1842.  

Sep 04   On this day in history work on Koln cathedral recommences after 284-year hiatus  

Sep 04   Work on K”ln cathedral recommences after 284-year hiatus in the year 1842.  

Sep 05   Louis F J Bouwmeester, Dutch actor (Shakespeare) in the year 1842.  

Sep 07   John H Zuckertort, German chess player on this day in history.  

Sep 10   Letitia Tyler, Pres Tyler's (1841-45) wife, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Sep 13   In the year 1842 odon Peter Jozsef de Mihalovich, composer  

Sep 15   Pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Sep 18   1st edition of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, published on this day in history.  

Sep 20   James Dewar, Scottish chemist/physicist (Dewarfles/cordiet) in the year 1842.  

Sep 23   Karl Munzinger, composer in the year 1842.  

Oct 01   Charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet (Le Hareng Saur) in the year 1842.  

Oct 02   On this day in history jose Mariano Elizaga, composer, dies at 56  

Oct 08   Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Oct 08   Princess Sophia weds her cousin duke Charles Saksen-Weimar-Eisenach on this day in history.  

Oct 15   Karl Marx becomes editor-in-chief of Rheinische Zeitung on this day in history.  

Oct 24   Josef Nesvera, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 27   In the year 1842 giovanni Giolitti, 5x premier of Italy (1892..1921)  

Oct 28   Anna Elizabeth Dickinson, orator (Joan of Arc of the Civil War) on this day in history.  

Nov 02   Otto Reubke, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 04   Abraham Lincoln marries Mary Todd in Springfield, Ill in the year 1842.  

Nov 04   On this day in history william Barker Cushing, Lt Cmdr (Union Navy), died in 1874  

Nov 08   Belgium King Leopold I proclaims child labor laws (for 1889) on this day in history.  

Nov 14   Henry de Cock, reform vicar, dies at 41 in the year 1842.  

Nov 14   Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War (d 1959) on this day in history.  

Nov 15   Joseph Rastrelli, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

Nov 17   In the year 1842 fugitive slave George Latimer, captured in Boston  

Nov 22   Anna S Barbiers, actress (Uncle Tom) in the year 1842.  

Nov 22   On this day in history mount St Helens in Washington, erupts  

Nov 23   In the year 1842 james Lillywhite Jr, cricketer (1st England Test captain)  

Nov 24   On this day in history pehr Frigel, composer, dies at 92  

Nov 26   On this day in history the University of Notre Dame is founded.  

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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   Clarence King, mining engineer (geologist) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of johan Lindegren, composer  

Jan 11   William James, US, psychologist/philosopher was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1842.  

Jan 15   Josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   In the year 1842 pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71  

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

Feb 18   On this day in history death of thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779)  

Feb 21   In the year 1842 wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85  

Mar 06   In the year 1842 death of constanze Mozart, wife of W.A. Mozart (b. 1763)  

Mar 07   Christian Theodor Weinlig, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1842.  

Mar 13   On this day in history death of henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761)  

Mar 15   Maria Luigi C Z S Cherubini, Italian composer (Dies Irae), dies at 81 in the year 1842.