Page 2: Historical Events In 1742

Jul 12   Evaristo EF dall' Abaco, Ital cellist/composer, dies on 67th birthday on this day in history.   

Jul 19   Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 19   John-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor, dies at 45 in the year 1742.   

Jul 28   Prussia & Austria sign peace treaty on this day in history.   

Aug 07   Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General in the year 1742.   

Aug 14   Marie Allard, French ballerina (Auguste Vestris) on this day in history.   

Aug 25   Jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer, dies at 38 in the year 1742.   

Aug 29   Edmond Hoyle published his "Short Treatise" on the card game whist on this day in history.   

Sep 14   James Wilson, Scot/US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence) on this day in history.   

Sep 24   Faneuil Hall opens to public on this day in history.   

Sep 24   Faneuil Hall opens to the public on this day in history.   

Oct 12   Johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor in the year 1742.   

Nov 18   In the year 1742 felix Maximo Lopez, composer   

Nov 18   On this day in history prussia & England sign anti-French military covenant   

Nov 21   Alessandro Felici, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 01   Empress Elisabeth orders expulsion of all Jews from Russia on this day in history.   

Dec 01   Jews are expelled from Great Russia by Empress Elisabeth in the year 1742.   

Dec 09   On this day in history carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist (lemon acid)   

Dec 13   In the year 1742 willem KH Friso tests his mothers potatoes   

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Jan 15   In the year 1742 birth of eugene Godecharle, composer   

Jan 24   Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn (d. 1808) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, composer was born on this day in history.   

Mar 04   On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Egli, composer   

Mar 19   Zacharias H Alewijn, Dutch literary/poet was born in the year 1742.   

Mar 19   On this day in history birth of tupac Amaru II, Incan revolutionary (d. 1781)   

Apr 24   On this day in history birth of roman Hoffstetter, composer   

May 03   On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Krumphultz, composer   

Jan 01   Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (b. 1686) died on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history johann Georg Reinhardt, composer, dies   

Jan 14   Edmond Halley, English scientist (b. 1656) died on this day in history.   

Feb 22   Charles Rivington, English publisher (b. 1688) died in the year 1742.   

Feb 28   On this day in history willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist, dies at 53   

Mar 23   Jean-Baptiste Dubos, French writer (b. 1670) died in the year 1742.   

Apr 02   James Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675) died in the year 1742.   

Apr 13   Giovanni Veneziano, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1742.