Page 3: Historical Events In 1842

May 22   In the year 1842 farmers Lester Howe and Henry Wetsel discover Howe Caverns when they stumble upon a large gaping hole in the ground.   

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   John Francis attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria on this day in history.   

Jun 02   Constantly AM Cap, Flemish poet/etcher in the year 1842.   

Jun 06   In the year 1842 james Morrison Steele Mackaye, US actor (Amer Acad of Dramatic Art)   

Jun 11   Alfred, Liechtenstein noble/politician on this day in history.   

Jun 12   In the year 1842 rikard Nordraak, composer   

Jun 16   Natchex Mississippi, hit by tornado; about 500 die on this day in history.   

Jun 19   Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer in the year 1842.   

Jun 20   Michael Umlauf, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jun 24   Ambrose Bierce, US, satirist (Devil's Dictionary) on this day in history.   

Jun 29   In the year 1842 josef Labor, composer   

Jul 04   First test of electrically operated underwater torpedo sinks gunboat Boxer on this day in history.   

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

Jul 09   In the year 1842 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   In the year 1842 alfred Marshall, London, economist   

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

Aug 01   On this day in history rotherhithe Thames Tunnel opens   

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

Aug 09   In the year 1842 uS-Canada border defined by Webster-Ashburton Treaty   

Aug 14   On this day in history henry Duff Trail, journalist/author   

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

Aug 20   In the year 1842 juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter   

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

Aug 24   In the year 1842 edouard J A Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market)   

Aug 25   In the year 1842 jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer, dies at 80   

Aug 26   On this day in history heinrich I Quincke, German internist (Lumbaalpunctie)   

Aug 28   Willem Linnig jr, Flemish painter/graphic artist in the year 1842.   

Aug 29   Alfred Shaw, cricketer (pioneering England Test bowler) on this day in history.   

Aug 29   On this day in history gr Britain & China sign Treaty of Nanking, ends Opium war   

Aug 29   On this day in history treay Of Nanking, ceeding Hong Kong to Britain   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of frederic T. Greenhalge, 38th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)   

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

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

Jan 11   In the year 1842 birth of william James, US, psychologist/philosopher   

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

Jan 15   Blessed Mary McKillop, Australian candidate for sainthood (d. 1909) was born in the year 1842.   

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

Feb 18   In the year 1842 death of thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779)   

Feb 21   On this day in history 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   Henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761) died in the year 1842.   

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