Historical Events In 1842

Dec 01   Midshipman Philip Spencer, son of Secretary of War John C. Spencer, is hanged for mutiny from the yardarm of the U.S.S. Somers, a small brig of war at sea in West Indian waters. He was convicted at a court-martial held on the ship of conspiring to organize a mutiny, murder the officers, and convert the captured ship into a pirate vessel in the year 1842.   

Dec 01   Philip Spencer, 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged in the year 1842.   

Dec 03   Ellen Henrietta Richards, US, chemist (Amer Home Eco Assn-1st Pres) on this day in history.   

Dec 05   MJ Auguste Vestrius, French ballet dancers, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Dec 07   New York Philharmonic's first concert in the year 1842.   

Dec 07   NY Philharmonic's 1st concert in the year 1842.   

Dec 07   Otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist (schedelmetingen) on this day in history.   

Dec 09   Pjotr A Kopotkin, Russian ruler/anarchist on this day in history.   

Dec 09   St M Glinka's opera "Russlan Ludmilla," premieres in Petersburg in the year 1842.   

Dec 15   On this day in history henry Gadsby, composer   

Dec 17   On this day in history marius Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician (continous groups)   

Dec 19   On this day in history uS recognizes independence of Hawaii   

Dec 22   Jose Maria de Heredia, Cuba, French sonnet poet on this day in history.   

Dec 25   Bedrich Divis Weber, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Dec 28   Calixa Lavallee, composer in the year 1842.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1842 birth of amy G C A Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist   

Jan 04   In the year 1842 birth of frederic T. Greenhalge, 38th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)   

Jan 06   In the year 1842 birth of clarence King, mining engineer (geologist)   

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

Jan 11   William James, US, psychologist/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   Pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71 in the year 1842.   

Jan 16   In the year 1842 thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies   

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

Feb 21   In the year 1842 wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85   

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

Mar 07   In the year 1842 christian Theodor Weinlig, composer, dies at 61   

Mar 13   Henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761) died in the year 1842.   

Mar 15   In the year 1842 maria Luigi C Z S Cherubini, Italian composer (Dies Irae), dies at 81