Famous Deaths Happened In 1742
Sunday, 15 June 2025
Jan 01 On this day in history death of peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (b. 1686)
Jan 06 Johann Georg Reinhardt, composer, dies in the year 1742.
Jan 14 On this day in history death of edmond Halley, English scientist (b. 1656)
Feb 22 Charles Rivington, English publisher (b. 1688) died in the year 1742.
Feb 28 Willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist, dies at 53 on this day in history.
Mar 23 Jean-Baptiste Dubos, French writer (b. 1670) died on this day in history.
Apr 02 On this day in history death of james Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675)
Apr 13 On this day in history giovanni Veneziano, composer, dies at 59
Apr 17 Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (b. 1664) died in the year 1742.
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 in the year 1742.
May 13 Ludwig IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (b. 1719) died in the year 1742.
May 14 Dominique Marie Valet, French RC/old-catholic bishop, dies at 64 in the year 1742.
May 21 On this day in history death of lars Roberg, Swedish physician (b. 1664)
May 26 In the year 1742 death of pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian Zaporozhian Cossack starshina, diplomat (b. 1672)
Jun 08 In the year 1742 omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62
Jun 18 On this day in history death of john Aislabie, English politician (b. 1670)
Jun 28 Johann Joseph Ignaz Brentner, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1742.
Jul 01 Bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer, dies at 58 in the year 1742.
Jul 04 Guido Grandi, Italian mathematician (b. 1671) died on this day in history.
Jul 09 John Oldmixon, English historian (b. 1673) died in the year 1742.
Jul 12 On this day in history evaristo EF dall' Abaco, Ital cellist/composer, dies on 67th birthday
Jul 14 Richard Bentley, English classical scholar (b. 1662) died in the year 1742.
Jul 19 John-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor, dies at 45 in the year 1742.
Aug 25 On this day in history jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer, dies at 38
Sep 24 On this day in history death of johann Matthias Hase, German scientist (b. 1684)
Sep 27 In the year 1742 death of hugh Boulter, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (b. 1672)
Sep 28 In the year 1742 death of jean Baptiste Massillon, French churchman (b. 1663)
Nov 12 On this day in history death of friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (b. 1660)
Dec 31 On this day in history death of karl III Philip, Elector Palatine (b. 1661)