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 on this day in history.   

Jul 28   On this day in history prussia & Austria sign peace treaty   

Aug 07   On this day in history nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General   

Aug 14   Marie Allard, French ballerina (Auguste Vestris) in the year 1742.   

Aug 25   In the year 1742 jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer, dies at 38   

Aug 29   Edmond Hoyle published his "Short Treatise" on the card game whist in the year 1742.   

Sep 14   On this day in history james Wilson, Scot/US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)   

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

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

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

Nov 18   Felix Maximo Lopez, composer on this day in history.   

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

Nov 21   In the year 1742 alessandro Felici, composer   

Dec 01   Empress Elisabeth orders expulsion of all Jews from Russia in the year 1742.   

Dec 01   On this day in history jews are expelled from Great Russia by Empress Elisabeth   

Dec 09   Carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist (lemon acid) in the year 1742.   

Dec 13   On this day in history willem KH Friso tests his mothers potatoes   

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Jan 15   On this day in history 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   Johann Heinrich Egli, composer was born in the year 1742.   

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

Mar 19   Tupac Amaru II, Incan revolutionary (d. 1781) was born in the year 1742.   

Apr 24   Roman Hoffstetter, composer was born in the year 1742.   

May 03   Jean-Baptiste Krumphultz, composer was born in the year 1742.   

Jan 01   On this day in history death of peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (b. 1686)   

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

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   In the year 1742 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   On this day in history death of james Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675)   

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