Historical Events In 1842

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

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

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

Jan 02   On this day in history first US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Pennsylvania  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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   In the year 1842 thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies  

Jan 17   In the year 1842 anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman Philology in Netherlands)  

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 in the year 1842.  

Feb 03   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1842 1st adhesive postage stamps in US (private delivery company), NYC  

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

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

Feb 21   In the year 1842 wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85  

Feb 22   In the year 1842 carl Rosa, Hamburg Germany, founder (Rosa opera company)  

Feb 24   On this day in history arrigio Enrico Boito, composer  

Feb 25   In the year 1842 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   In the year 1842 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   In the year 1842 birth of clarence King, mining engineer (geologist)  

Jan 07   In the year 1842 birth of johan Lindegren, composer  

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

Jan 12   In the year 1842 birth of francois Coppee, French poet  

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 in the year 1842.  

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

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

Feb 18   Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779) died on this day in history.  

Feb 21   In the year 1842 wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85  

Mar 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1842 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