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 in the year 1842.   

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

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

Dec 05   In the year 1842 mJ Auguste Vestrius, French ballet dancers, dies at 82   

Dec 07   On this day in history new York Philharmonic's first concert   

Dec 07   NY Philharmonic's 1st concert on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history uS recognizes independence of Hawaii   

Dec 22   Jose Maria de Heredia, Cuba, French sonnet poet in the year 1842.   

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

Dec 28   In the year 1842 calixa Lavallee, composer   

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Jan 02   On this day in history 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   Clarence King, mining engineer (geologist) was born in the year 1842.   

Jan 07   Johan Lindegren, composer was born in the year 1842.   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of william James, US, psychologist/philosopher   

Jan 12   In the year 1842 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   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   Wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history death of constanze Mozart, wife of W.A. Mozart (b. 1763)   

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

Mar 13   On this day in history 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