Page 2: Historical Events In 1742

Jul 12   Evaristo EF dall' Abaco, Ital cellist/composer, dies on 67th birthday in the year 1742.   

Jul 19   On this day in history jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer   

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) in the year 1742.   

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   In the year 1742 james Wilson, Scot/US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)   

Sep 24   Faneuil Hall opens to public in the year 1742.   

Sep 24   On this day in history faneuil Hall opens to the public   

Oct 12   On this day in history johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor   

Nov 18   On this day in history felix Maximo Lopez, composer   

Nov 18   In the year 1742 prussia & England sign anti-French military covenant   

Nov 21   Alessandro Felici, composer in the year 1742.   

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   Carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist (lemon acid) in the year 1742.   

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   On this day in history birth of anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn (d. 1808)   

Jan 26   Johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, composer was born in the year 1742.   

Mar 04   In the year 1742 birth of johann Heinrich Egli, composer   

Mar 19   Zacharias H Alewijn, Dutch literary/poet was born on this day in history.   

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

Apr 24   In the year 1742 birth of roman Hoffstetter, composer   

May 03   In the year 1742 birth of jean-Baptiste Krumphultz, composer   

Jan 01   In the year 1742 death of peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (b. 1686)   

Jan 06   Johann Georg Reinhardt, composer, dies in the year 1742.   

Jan 14   In the year 1742 death of edmond Halley, English scientist (b. 1656)   

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   In the year 1742 death of jean-Baptiste Dubos, French writer (b. 1670)   

Apr 02   James Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675) died on this day in history.   

Apr 13   In the year 1742 giovanni Veneziano, composer, dies at 59