Famous Deaths 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 in the year 1842.

Feb 18 In the year 1842 death of thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779)

Feb 21 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history 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 in the year 1842.

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 Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet, dies at 34 on this day in history.

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 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 Louis de Freycinet, French explorer (b. 1779) died on this day in history.

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 On this day in history pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer, dies at 70

Oct 02 In the year 1842 jose Mariano Elizaga, composer, dies at 56

Oct 08 On this day in history christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68

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

Oct 20 On this day in history death of grace Darling, English heroine (b. 1815)

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

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

Nov 15 Joseph Rastrelli, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1842.

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

Dec 01 Philip Spencer, 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged died in the year 1842.

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 In the year 1842 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 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 Francois Coppee, French poet was born in the year 1842.

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 on this day in history.