Page 4: Historical Events In 1842

Aug 30   On this day in history victor Alphonse Duvernoy, composer   

Aug 31   In the year 1842 micah Rugg patents a nuts & bolts machine   

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   In the year 1842 louis F J Bouwmeester, Dutch actor (Shakespeare)   

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

Sep 10   On this day in history letitia Tyler, Pres Tyler's (1841-45) wife, dies at 51   

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   In the year 1842 karl Munzinger, composer   

Oct 01   Charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet (Le Hareng Saur) on this day in history.   

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

Oct 08   In the year 1842 christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68   

Oct 08   Princess Sophia weds her cousin duke Charles Saksen-Weimar-Eisenach on this day in history.   

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

Oct 24   Josef Nesvera, composer in the year 1842.   

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

Oct 28   On this day in history anna Elizabeth Dickinson, orator (Joan of Arc of the Civil War)   

Nov 02   Otto Reubke, composer in the year 1842.   

Nov 04   Abraham Lincoln marries Mary Todd in Springfield, Ill in the year 1842.   

Nov 04   William Barker Cushing, Lt Cmdr (Union Navy), died in 1874 on this day in history.   

Nov 08   Belgium King Leopold I proclaims child labor laws (for 1889) on this day in history.   

Nov 14   On this day in history henry de Cock, reform vicar, dies at 41   

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   Fugitive slave George Latimer, captured in Boston on this day in history.   

Nov 22   Anna S Barbiers, actress (Uncle Tom) in the year 1842.   

Nov 22   Mount St Helens in Washington, erupts on this day in history.   

Nov 23   On this day in history james Lillywhite Jr, cricketer (1st England Test captain)   

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

Nov 26   On this day in history the University of Notre Dame is founded.   

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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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1842 birth of francois Coppee, French poet   

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

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   On this day in history death of thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779)   

Feb 21   Wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   Constanze Mozart, wife of W.A. Mozart (b. 1763) died in the year 1842.   

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