Historical Events In 1842

Jan 01   1st illustrated weekly magazine in US publishes 1st issue, NYC in the year 1842.  

Jan 02   1st US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Penn on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1842 amy G C A Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist  

Jan 02   First US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Pennsylvania on this day in history.  

Jan 06   In the year 1842 4,500 British & Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before India  

Jan 06   On this day in history 4,500 British &Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before India  

Jan 06   On this day in history clarence King, mining engineer (geologist)  

Jan 07   On this day in history gioacchino Rossini's opera "Stabat Mater" premieres in Paris  

Jan 07   On this day in history johan Lindegren, composer  

Jan 08   In the year 1842 dutch King Willem II charters Technical College Delft  

Jan 08   On this day in history pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71  

Jan 11   William James, US, psychologist/philosopher in the year 1842.  

Jan 12   On this day in history franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherland Antilles  

Jan 12   Franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherlands Antilles in the year 1842.  

Jan 12   In the year 1842 francois Coppee, French poet  

Jan 13   In the year 1842 dr. William Brydon, a surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 16,500 when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad.  

Jan 16   Thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies on this day in history.  

Jan 17   Anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman Philology in Netherlands) on this day in history.  

Jan 22   Charles Henri Marechal, composer on this day in history.  

Jan 31   John Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in the White House in the year 1842.  

Jan 31   On this day in history john Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in White House  

Feb 03   Sidney Clopton Lanier, US, composer/poet (Hall of Fame) in the year 1842.  

Feb 04   In the year 1842 georg Brandes, [Morris Cohen], Danish literary-historian/critic  

Feb 07   In the year 1842 alexandre Ribit, premier (France)  

Feb 07   Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien on this day in history.  

Feb 15   1st adhesive postage stamps in US (private delivery company), NYC on this day in history.  

Feb 15   Postage stamps with adhesive on the back are sold for the first time at the New York City post office in the year 1842.  

Feb 21   1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Wash DC on this day in history.  

Feb 21   In the year 1842 first known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Washington DC  

Feb 21   Wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Feb 22   On this day in history carl Rosa, Hamburg Germany, founder (Rosa opera company)  

Feb 24   Arrigio Enrico Boito, composer in the year 1842.  

Feb 25   In the year 1842 karl May, German writer (Old Shatterhand/Winnetou)  

Feb 26   In the year 1842 camille Flammarion, Mars researcher & popularizer of astronomy  

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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   In the year 1842 birth of clarence King, mining engineer (geologist)  

Jan 07   Johan Lindegren, composer was born in the year 1842.  

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of william James, US, psychologist/philosopher  

Jan 12   Francois Coppee, French poet was born in the year 1842.  

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of blessed Mary McKillop, Australian candidate for sainthood (d. 1909)  

Jan 15   Josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   On this day in history pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71  

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   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   Christian Theodor Weinlig, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Mar 13   Henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761) died in the year 1842.  

Mar 15   Maria Luigi C Z S Cherubini, Italian composer (Dies Irae), dies at 81 in the year 1842.