Famous Deaths Happened In 1742
Monday, 30 June 2025
Jan 01 Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (b. 1686) died in the year 1742.
Jan 06 On this day in history johann Georg Reinhardt, composer, dies
Jan 14 Edmond Halley, English scientist (b. 1656) died in the year 1742.
Feb 22 Charles Rivington, English publisher (b. 1688) died on this day in history.
Feb 28 Willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist, dies at 53 on this day in history.
Mar 23 In the year 1742 death of jean-Baptiste Dubos, French writer (b. 1670)
Apr 02 James Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675) died on this day in history.
Apr 13 Giovanni Veneziano, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.
Apr 17 On this day in history death of arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (b. 1664)
Apr 23 Mihael Omerza, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1742.
May 11 Francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70 on this day in history.
May 13 Ludwig IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (b. 1719) died in the year 1742.
May 14 In the year 1742 dominique Marie Valet, French RC/old-catholic bishop, dies at 64
May 21 In the year 1742 death of lars Roberg, Swedish physician (b. 1664)
May 26 Pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian Zaporozhian Cossack starshina, diplomat (b. 1672) died on this day in history.
Jun 08 On this day in history omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62
Jun 18 In the year 1742 death of john Aislabie, English politician (b. 1670)
Jun 28 In the year 1742 johann Joseph Ignaz Brentner, composer, dies at 52
Jul 01 On this day in history bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer, dies at 58
Jul 04 In the year 1742 death of guido Grandi, Italian mathematician (b. 1671)
Jul 09 On this day in history death of john Oldmixon, English historian (b. 1673)
Jul 12 Evaristo EF dall' Abaco, Ital cellist/composer, dies on 67th birthday in the year 1742.
Jul 14 Richard Bentley, English classical scholar (b. 1662) died in the year 1742.
Jul 19 On this day in history john-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor, dies at 45
Aug 25 On this day in history jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer, dies at 38
Sep 24 In the year 1742 death of johann Matthias Hase, German scientist (b. 1684)
Sep 27 Hugh Boulter, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (b. 1672) died on this day in history.
Sep 28 In the year 1742 death of jean Baptiste Massillon, French churchman (b. 1663)
Nov 12 Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (b. 1660) died in the year 1742.
Dec 31 On this day in history death of karl III Philip, Elector Palatine (b. 1661)