Page 3: Historical Events In 1842

May 22   Farmers Lester Howe and Henry Wetsel discover Howe Caverns when they stumble upon a large gaping hole in the ground on this day in history.   

May 23   Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet, dies at 34 in the year 1842.   

May 30   Assassination attempt made on Queen Victoria in the year 1842.   

May 30   In the year 1842 john Francis attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria   

Jun 02   In the year 1842 constantly AM Cap, Flemish poet/etcher   

Jun 06   James Morrison Steele Mackaye, US actor (Amer Acad of Dramatic Art) in the year 1842.   

Jun 11   In the year 1842 alfred, Liechtenstein noble/politician   

Jun 12   Rikard Nordraak, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 16   In the year 1842 natchex Mississippi, hit by tornado; about 500 die   

Jun 19   On this day in history carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer   

Jun 20   In the year 1842 michael Umlauf, composer, dies at 60   

Jun 24   In the year 1842 ambrose Bierce, US, satirist (Devil's Dictionary)   

Jun 29   Josef Labor, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 04   First test of electrically operated underwater torpedo sinks gunboat Boxer in the year 1842.   

Jul 04   Gustav Ratzenhofer, Austria, sociologist/judge/fieldmarshal on this day in history.   

Jul 09   On this day in history notary Stamp Law passes   

Jul 24   On this day in history ambrose Bierce, Ohio, writer (Nuggets & Dust)   

Jul 24   On this day in history john Sell Cotman, landscape painter, dies   

Jul 26   On this day in history alfred Marshall, London, economist   

Jul 28   C Brentano, writer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Aug 01   Rotherhithe Thames Tunnel opens on this day in history.   

Aug 09   On this day in history uS-Canada border defined   

Aug 09   On this day in history uS-Canada border defined by Webster-Ashburton Treaty   

Aug 14   In the year 1842 henry Duff Trail, journalist/author   

Aug 14   Seminole War ends; Indians removed from Florida to Oklahoma in the year 1842.   

Aug 20   Juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter in the year 1842.   

Aug 21   The city of Hobart, Tasmania, is founded in the year 1842.   

Aug 24   Edouard J A Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market) on this day in history.   

Aug 25   Jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1842.   

Aug 26   Heinrich I Quincke, German internist (Lumbaalpunctie) on this day in history.   

Aug 28   On this day in history willem Linnig jr, Flemish painter/graphic artist   

Aug 29   On this day in history alfred Shaw, cricketer (pioneering England Test bowler)   

Aug 29   Gr Britain & China sign Treaty of Nanking, ends Opium war on this day in history.   

Aug 29   Treay Of Nanking, ceeding Hong Kong to Britain in the year 1842.   

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Jan 02   Amy G C A Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1842 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1842 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   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   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 in the year 1842.   

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

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