Historical Events In 1842

Dec 01   Midshipman Philip Spencer, son of Secretary of War John C. Spencer, is hanged for mutiny from the yardarm of the U.S.S. Somers, a small brig of war at sea in West Indian waters. He was convicted at a court-martial held on the ship of conspiring to organize a mutiny, murder the officers, and convert the captured ship into a pirate vessel in the year 1842.  

Dec 01   Philip Spencer, 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged in the year 1842.  

Dec 03   In the year 1842 ellen Henrietta Richards, US, chemist (Amer Home Eco Assn-1st Pres)  

Dec 05   On this day in history mJ Auguste Vestrius, French ballet dancers, dies at 82  

Dec 07   New York Philharmonic's first concert in the year 1842.  

Dec 07   NY Philharmonic's 1st concert on this day in history.  

Dec 07   On this day in history otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist (schedelmetingen)  

Dec 09   Pjotr A Kopotkin, Russian ruler/anarchist on this day in history.  

Dec 09   St M Glinka's opera "Russlan Ludmilla," premieres in Petersburg on this day in history.  

Dec 15   In the year 1842 henry Gadsby, composer  

Dec 17   In the year 1842 marius Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician (continous groups)  

Dec 19   In the year 1842 uS recognizes independence of Hawaii  

Dec 22   Jose Maria de Heredia, Cuba, French sonnet poet in the year 1842.  

Dec 25   Bedrich Divis Weber, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1842.  

Dec 28   On this day in history calixa Lavallee, composer  

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

Jan 04   Frederic T. Greenhalge, 38th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896) was born in the year 1842.  

Jan 06   Clarence King, mining engineer (geologist) was born in the year 1842.  

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   In the year 1842 birth of francois Coppee, French poet  

Jan 15   Blessed Mary McKillop, Australian candidate for sainthood (d. 1909) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925)  

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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history death of constanze Mozart, wife of W.A. Mozart (b. 1763)  

Mar 07   On this day in history 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   Maria Luigi C Z S Cherubini, Italian composer (Dies Irae), dies at 81 on this day in history.