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 Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779) died in the year 1842.  

Feb 21 Wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1842.  

Mar 06 On this day in history 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 In the year 1842 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.  

Mar 23 In the year 1842 stendhal, [Marie-Henri Beyle], French author (Lamiel), dies at 59  

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

Apr 07 On this day in history henrik A Bjerregaard, Norw writer/poet (Fjeldeventyret), dies at 50  

Apr 11 In the year 1842 john England, bishop of Charleston Carolina, dies  

May 08 On this day in history death of jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (b. 1790)  

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

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 On this day in history john Sell Cotman, landscape painter, dies  

Jul 25 On this day in history death of dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (b. 1766)  

Jul 28 On this day in history c Brentano, writer, dies at 63  

Aug 18 In the year 1842 death of louis de Freycinet, French explorer (b. 1779)  

Aug 25 On this day in history jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer, dies at 80  

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

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

Oct 02 Jose Mariano Elizaga, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Oct 08 In the year 1842 christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68  

Oct 19 Aleksey Koltsov, Russian poet (b. 1808) died in the year 1842.  

Oct 20 Grace Darling, English heroine (b. 1815) died on this day in history.  

Oct 30 Allan Cunningham, Scottish poet and author (b. 1784) died in the year 1842.  

Nov 14 Henry de Cock, reform vicar, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

Nov 15 In the year 1842 joseph Rastrelli, composer, dies at 43  

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 in the year 1842.  

Dec 07 Thomas Hamilton, Scottish writer (b. 1789) died in the year 1842.  

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Jan 02 Amy G C A Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist was born in the year 1842.  

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

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of clarence King, mining engineer (geologist)  

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

Jan 11 In the year 1842 birth of william James, US, psychologist/philosopher  

Jan 12 Francois Coppee, French poet was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of blessed Mary McKillop, Australian candidate for sainthood (d. 1909)  

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