Historical Events In 1842

Jan 01   1st illustrated weekly magazine in US publishes 1st issue, NYC in the year 1842.   

Jan 02   On this day in history 1st US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Penn   

Jan 02   Amy G C A Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1842 first US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Pennsylvania   

Jan 06   On this day in history 4,500 British & Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before India   

Jan 06   4,500 British &Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before India in the year 1842.   

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

Jan 07   Gioacchino Rossini's opera "Stabat Mater" premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Johan Lindegren, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Dutch King Willem II charters Technical College Delft in the year 1842.   

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

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

Jan 12   In the year 1842 franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherland Antilles   

Jan 12   On this day in history franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherlands Antilles   

Jan 12   On this day in history francois Coppee, French poet   

Jan 13   Dr. William Brydon, a surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 16,500 when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad in the year 1842.   

Jan 16   On this day in history thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies   

Jan 17   In the year 1842 anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman Philology in Netherlands)   

Jan 22   In the year 1842 charles Henri Marechal, composer   

Jan 31   In the year 1842 john Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in the White House   

Jan 31   On this day in history john Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in White House   

Feb 03   Sidney Clopton Lanier, US, composer/poet (Hall of Fame) in the year 1842.   

Feb 04   Georg Brandes, [Morris Cohen], Danish literary-historian/critic in the year 1842.   

Feb 07   Alexandre Ribit, premier (France) on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien in the year 1842.   

Feb 15   1st adhesive postage stamps in US (private delivery company), NYC in the year 1842.   

Feb 15   Postage stamps with adhesive on the back are sold for the first time at the New York City post office in the year 1842.   

Feb 21   On this day in history 1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Wash DC   

Feb 21   In the year 1842 first known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Washington DC   

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

Feb 22   In the year 1842 carl Rosa, Hamburg Germany, founder (Rosa opera company)   

Feb 24   On this day in history arrigio Enrico Boito, composer   

Feb 25   Karl May, German writer (Old Shatterhand/Winnetou) on this day in history.   

Feb 26   Camille Flammarion, Mars researcher & popularizer of astronomy on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of amy G C A Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist   

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   Francois Coppee, French poet was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   In the year 1842 birth of blessed Mary McKillop, Australian candidate for sainthood (d. 1909)   

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925)   

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

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

Feb 18   In the year 1842 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   On this day in history christian Theodor Weinlig, composer, dies at 61   

Mar 13   Henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761) died on this day in history.   

Mar 15   On this day in history maria Luigi C Z S Cherubini, Italian composer (Dies Irae), dies at 81