Historical Events In 1842

Jan 01   1st illustrated weekly magazine in US publishes 1st issue, NYC on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1842 1st US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Penn  

Jan 02   Amy G C A Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist in the year 1842.  

Jan 02   First US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Pennsylvania in the year 1842.  

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

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

Jan 06   Clarence King, mining engineer (geologist) on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1842.  

Jan 08   Pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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) in the year 1842.  

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

Feb 03   In the year 1842 sidney Clopton Lanier, US, composer/poet (Hall of Fame)  

Feb 04   Georg Brandes, [Morris Cohen], Danish literary-historian/critic on this day in history.  

Feb 07   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 1st adhesive postage stamps in US (private delivery company), NYC  

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 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   In the year 1842 carl Rosa, Hamburg Germany, founder (Rosa opera company)  

Feb 24   In the year 1842 arrigio Enrico Boito, composer  

Feb 25   On this day in history karl May, German writer (Old Shatterhand/Winnetou)  

Feb 26   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of frederic T. Greenhalge, 38th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)  

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

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

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

Jan 12   Francois Coppee, French poet was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925)  

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   Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779) died in the year 1842.  

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   On this day in history christian Theodor Weinlig, composer, dies at 61  

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

Mar 15   On this day in history maria Luigi C Z S Cherubini, Italian composer (Dies Irae), dies at 81