Page 4: Historical Events In 1842

Aug 30   In the year 1842 victor Alphonse Duvernoy, composer   

Aug 31   Micah Rugg patents a nuts & bolts machine on this day in history.   

Aug 31   US Naval Observatory authorized by an act of Congress on this day in history.   

Sep 04   Work on Koln cathedral recommences after 284-year hiatus in the year 1842.   

Sep 04   On this day in history work on K”ln cathedral recommences after 284-year hiatus   

Sep 05   Louis F J Bouwmeester, Dutch actor (Shakespeare) on this day in history.   

Sep 07   John H Zuckertort, German chess player in the year 1842.   

Sep 10   Letitia Tyler, Pres Tyler's (1841-45) wife, dies at 51 in the year 1842.   

Sep 13   Odon Peter Jozsef de Mihalovich, composer in the year 1842.   

Sep 15   On this day in history pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer, dies at 70   

Sep 18   1st edition of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, published on this day in history.   

Sep 20   On this day in history james Dewar, Scottish chemist/physicist (Dewarfles/cordiet)   

Sep 23   Karl Munzinger, composer in the year 1842.   

Oct 01   Charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet (Le Hareng Saur) in the year 1842.   

Oct 02   Jose Mariano Elizaga, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Oct 08   On this day in history christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68   

Oct 08   On this day in history princess Sophia weds her cousin duke Charles Saksen-Weimar-Eisenach   

Oct 15   Karl Marx becomes editor-in-chief of Rheinische Zeitung in the year 1842.   

Oct 24   Josef Nesvera, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 27   On this day in history giovanni Giolitti, 5x premier of Italy (1892..1921)   

Oct 28   Anna Elizabeth Dickinson, orator (Joan of Arc of the Civil War) on this day in history.   

Nov 02   In the year 1842 otto Reubke, composer   

Nov 04   Abraham Lincoln marries Mary Todd in Springfield, Ill on this day in history.   

Nov 04   William Barker Cushing, Lt Cmdr (Union Navy), died in 1874 in the year 1842.   

Nov 08   On this day in history belgium King Leopold I proclaims child labor laws (for 1889)   

Nov 14   Henry de Cock, reform vicar, dies at 41 in the year 1842.   

Nov 14   In the year 1842 walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War (d 1959)   

Nov 15   Joseph Rastrelli, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

Nov 17   On this day in history fugitive slave George Latimer, captured in Boston   

Nov 22   On this day in history anna S Barbiers, actress (Uncle Tom)   

Nov 22   In the year 1842 mount St Helens in Washington, erupts   

Nov 23   James Lillywhite Jr, cricketer (1st England Test captain) on this day in history.   

Nov 24   Pehr Frigel, composer, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

Nov 26   In the year 1842 the University of Notre Dame is founded.   

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

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   Johan Lindegren, composer was born in the year 1842.   

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

Jan 12   On this day in history 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 in the year 1842.   

Jan 16   On this day in history thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies   

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

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   In the year 1842 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   Maria Luigi C Z S Cherubini, Italian composer (Dies Irae), dies at 81 in the year 1842.