Historical Events In 1842

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

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   In the year 1842 first US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Pennsylvania   

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

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

Jan 06   Clarence King, mining engineer (geologist) in the year 1842.   

Jan 07   In the year 1842 gioacchino Rossini's opera "Stabat Mater" premieres in Paris   

Jan 07   Johan Lindegren, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Dutch King Willem II charters Technical College Delft on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71 in the year 1842.   

Jan 11   William James, US, psychologist/philosopher on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherland Antilles on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1842 franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherlands Antilles   

Jan 12   On this day in history francois Coppee, French poet   

Jan 13   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies in the year 1842.   

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

Jan 22   In the year 1842 charles Henri Marechal, composer   

Jan 31   John Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in the White House on this day in history.   

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

Feb 03   On this day in history sidney Clopton Lanier, US, composer/poet (Hall of Fame)   

Feb 04   On this day in history 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 in the year 1842.   

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

Feb 21   1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Wash DC in the year 1842.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 25   Karl May, German writer (Old Shatterhand/Winnetou) on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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.   

Jan 08   In the year 1842 pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71   

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

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   In the year 1842 death of constanze Mozart, wife of W.A. Mozart (b. 1763)   

Mar 07   Christian Theodor Weinlig, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1842.   

Mar 13   On this day in history death of henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761)   

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