Famous Deaths Happened In 1842

Jan 08 Pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71 in the year 1842.  

Jan 16 On this day in history thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies  

Feb 18 Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779) died in the year 1842.  

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 Christian Theodor Weinlig, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Mar 13 On this day in history death of henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761)  

Mar 15 On this day in history maria Luigi C Z S Cherubini, Italian composer (Dies Irae), dies at 81  

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

Mar 30 Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, French painter (b. 1755) died on this day in history.  

Apr 07 Henrik A Bjerregaard, Norw writer/poet (Fjeldeventyret), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

May 15 Emanuel A D M J count de las Cases, French historian (Napoleon), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

May 23 Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet, dies at 34 in the year 1842.  

Jun 20 Michael Umlauf, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1842.  

Jul 24 John Sell Cotman, landscape painter, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 25 In the year 1842 death of dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (b. 1766)  

Jul 28 C Brentano, writer, dies at 63 in the year 1842.  

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

Aug 25 Jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 15 In the year 1842 pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer, dies at 70  

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 On this day in history death of aleksey Koltsov, Russian poet (b. 1808)  

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 in the year 1842.  

Nov 15 On this day in history joseph Rastrelli, composer, dies at 43  

Nov 24 In the year 1842 pehr Frigel, composer, dies at 92  

Dec 01 On this day in history death of philip Spencer, 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged  

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

Dec 07 Thomas Hamilton, Scottish writer (b. 1789) died on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of johan Lindegren, composer  

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 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.