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 Constanze Mozart, wife of W.A. Mozart (b. 1763) died in the year 1842.  

Mar 07 In the year 1842 christian Theodor Weinlig, composer, dies at 61  

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

Mar 15 On this day in history 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 in the year 1842.  

Mar 30 In the year 1842 death of elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, French painter (b. 1755)  

Apr 07 In the year 1842 henrik A Bjerregaard, Norw writer/poet (Fjeldeventyret), dies at 50  

Apr 11 John England, bishop of Charleston Carolina, dies in the year 1842.  

May 08 Jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (b. 1790) died on this day in history.  

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

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

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 Louis de Freycinet, French explorer (b. 1779) died in the year 1842.  

Aug 25 In the year 1842 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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68  

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

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 In the year 1842 death of philip Spencer, 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged  

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 On this day in history birth of amy G C A Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of frederic T. Greenhalge, 38th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)  

Jan 06 Clarence King, mining engineer (geologist) was born on this day in history.  

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