Famous Deaths Happened In 1842

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 In the year 1842 death of thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779)  

Feb 21 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 13 Henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761) died on this day in history.  

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

Mar 23 Stendhal, [Marie-Henri Beyle], French author (Lamiel), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Mar 30 On this day in history death of elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, French painter (b. 1755)  

Apr 07 Henrik A Bjerregaard, Norw writer/poet (Fjeldeventyret), dies at 50 in the year 1842.  

Apr 11 On this day in history john England, bishop of Charleston Carolina, dies  

May 08 Jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (b. 1790) died in the year 1842.  

May 15 In the year 1842 emanuel A D M J count de las Cases, French historian (Napoleon), dies at 76  

May 23 On this day in history jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet, dies at 34  

Jun 20 On this day in history michael Umlauf, composer, dies at 60  

Jul 24 In the year 1842 john Sell Cotman, landscape painter, dies  

Jul 25 Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (b. 1766) died in the year 1842.  

Jul 28 In the year 1842 c Brentano, writer, dies at 63  

Aug 18 Louis de Freycinet, French explorer (b. 1779) died on this day in history.  

Aug 25 Jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1842.  

Sep 10 Letitia Tyler, Pres Tyler's (1841-45) wife, dies at 51 in the year 1842.  

Sep 15 Pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer, dies at 70 in the year 1842.  

Oct 02 In the year 1842 jose Mariano Elizaga, composer, dies at 56  

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

Oct 19 Aleksey Koltsov, Russian poet (b. 1808) died on this day in history.  

Oct 20 In the year 1842 death of grace Darling, English heroine (b. 1815)  

Oct 30 On this day in history death of allan Cunningham, Scottish poet and author (b. 1784)  

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

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

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

Dec 01 Philip Spencer, 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged died on this day in history.  

Dec 05 MJ Auguste Vestrius, French ballet dancers, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Dec 07 In the year 1842 death of thomas Hamilton, Scottish writer (b. 1789)  

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Jan 02 Amy G C A Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 In the year 1842 birth of frederic T. Greenhalge, 38th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)  

Jan 06 In the year 1842 birth of clarence King, mining engineer (geologist)  

Jan 07 Johan Lindegren, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 William James, US, psychologist/philosopher was born in the year 1842.  

Jan 12 On this day in history birth of francois Coppee, French poet  

Jan 15 Blessed Mary McKillop, Australian candidate for sainthood (d. 1909) was born in the year 1842.  

Jan 15 In the year 1842 birth of josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925)