Page 4: Historical Events In 1842

Aug 30   Victor Alphonse Duvernoy, composer in the year 1842.   

Aug 31   On this day in history micah Rugg patents a nuts & bolts machine   

Aug 31   US Naval Observatory authorized by an act of Congress in the year 1842.   

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

Sep 04   Work on K”ln cathedral recommences after 284-year hiatus in the year 1842.   

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

Sep 13   In the year 1842 odon Peter Jozsef de Mihalovich, composer   

Sep 15   Pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer, dies at 70 in the year 1842.   

Sep 18   In the year 1842 1st edition of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, published   

Sep 20   James Dewar, Scottish chemist/physicist (Dewarfles/cordiet) in the year 1842.   

Sep 23   In the year 1842 karl Munzinger, composer   

Oct 01   On this day in history charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet (Le Hareng Saur)   

Oct 02   On this day in history jose Mariano Elizaga, composer, dies at 56   

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 in the year 1842.   

Oct 15   Karl Marx becomes editor-in-chief of Rheinische Zeitung on this day in history.   

Oct 24   Josef Nesvera, composer in the year 1842.   

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

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 in the year 1842.   

Nov 04   On this day in history william Barker Cushing, Lt Cmdr (Union Navy), died in 1874   

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   Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War (d 1959) on this day in history.   

Nov 15   In the year 1842 joseph Rastrelli, composer, dies at 43   

Nov 17   In the year 1842 fugitive slave George Latimer, captured in Boston   

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

Nov 22   On this day in history mount St Helens in Washington, erupts   

Nov 23   James Lillywhite Jr, cricketer (1st England Test captain) in the year 1842.   

Nov 24   In the year 1842 pehr Frigel, composer, dies at 92   

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

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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   Clarence King, mining engineer (geologist) was born in the year 1842.   

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

Jan 11   William James, US, psychologist/philosopher was born in the year 1842.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71   

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

Feb 18   Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779) died in the year 1842.   

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 in the year 1842.   

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 in the year 1842.