Famous Deaths In 1842

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

Jan 16 In the year 1842 thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies

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 on this day in history.

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 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 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 on this day in history.

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

May 08 In the year 1842 death of jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (b. 1790)

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

May 23 In the year 1842 jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet, dies at 34

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

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

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

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

Aug 18 On this day in history death of louis de Freycinet, French explorer (b. 1779)

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 Jose Mariano Elizaga, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1842.

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

Oct 30 In the year 1842 death of allan Cunningham, Scottish poet and author (b. 1784)

Nov 14 In the year 1842 henry de Cock, reform vicar, dies at 41

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

Nov 24 Pehr Frigel, composer, dies at 92 on this day in history.

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

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 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 in the year 1842.

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 In the year 1842 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 On this day in history birth of josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925)