Page 5: 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 on this day in history.   

Dec 01   In the year 1842 philip Spencer, 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged   

Dec 03   Ellen Henrietta Richards, US, chemist (Amer Home Eco Assn-1st Pres) in the year 1842.   

Dec 05   MJ Auguste Vestrius, French ballet dancers, dies at 82 in the year 1842.   

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   In the year 1842 otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist (schedelmetingen)   

Dec 09   On this day in history pjotr A Kopotkin, Russian ruler/anarchist   

Dec 09   On this day in history st M Glinka's opera "Russlan Ludmilla," premieres in Petersburg   

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   In the year 1842 uS recognizes independence of Hawaii   

Dec 22   On this day in history jose Maria de Heredia, Cuba, French sonnet poet   

Dec 25   On this day in history bedrich Divis Weber, composer, dies at 76   

Dec 28   Calixa Lavallee, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   Frederic T. Greenhalge, 38th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896) was born in the year 1842.   

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   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   In the year 1842 birth of blessed Mary McKillop, Australian candidate for sainthood (d. 1909)   

Jan 15   In the year 1842 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   On this day in history death of thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779)   

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