Famous Deaths Happened In 1842

Jan 08 Pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jan 16 Thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 18 On this day in history death of thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779)  

Feb 21 In the year 1842 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 In the year 1842 christian Theodor Weinlig, composer, dies at 61  

Mar 13 Henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761) died in the year 1842.  

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

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

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 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 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 In the year 1842 michael Umlauf, composer, dies at 60  

Jul 24 John Sell Cotman, landscape painter, dies in the year 1842.  

Jul 25 Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (b. 1766) died on this day in history.  

Jul 28 C Brentano, writer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history letitia Tyler, Pres Tyler's (1841-45) wife, dies at 51  

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

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 Grace Darling, English heroine (b. 1815) died in the year 1842.  

Oct 30 Allan Cunningham, Scottish poet and author (b. 1784) died on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Dec 01 In the year 1842 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 On this day in history birth of amy G C A Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist  

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 in the year 1842.  

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

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

Jan 15 In the year 1842 birth of blessed Mary McKillop, Australian candidate for sainthood (d. 1909)  

Jan 15 Josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925) was born in the year 1842.