Historical Events In 1842

May 22   Farmers Lester Howe and Henry Wetsel discover Howe Caverns when they stumble upon a large gaping hole in the ground on this day in history.   

May 23   Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

May 30   Assassination attempt made on Queen Victoria on this day in history.   

May 30   John Francis attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria in the year 1842.   

Jun 02   In the year 1842 constantly AM Cap, Flemish poet/etcher   

Jun 06   James Morrison Steele Mackaye, US actor (Amer Acad of Dramatic Art) on this day in history.   

Jun 11   Alfred, Liechtenstein noble/politician in the year 1842.   

Jun 12   Rikard Nordraak, composer in the year 1842.   

Jun 16   In the year 1842 natchex Mississippi, hit by tornado; about 500 die   

Jun 19   On this day in history carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer   

Jun 20   In the year 1842 michael Umlauf, composer, dies at 60   

Jun 24   Ambrose Bierce, US, satirist (Devil's Dictionary) in the year 1842.   

Jun 29   Josef Labor, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 04   First test of electrically operated underwater torpedo sinks gunboat Boxer in the year 1842.   

Jul 04   Gustav Ratzenhofer, Austria, sociologist/judge/fieldmarshal in the year 1842.   

Jul 09   In the year 1842 notary Stamp Law passes   

Jul 24   Ambrose Bierce, Ohio, writer (Nuggets & Dust) on this day in history.   

Jul 24   In the year 1842 john Sell Cotman, landscape painter, dies   

Jul 26   Alfred Marshall, London, economist in the year 1842.   

Jul 28   On this day in history c Brentano, writer, dies at 63   

Aug 01   On this day in history rotherhithe Thames Tunnel opens   

Aug 09   In the year 1842 uS-Canada border defined   

Aug 09   In the year 1842 uS-Canada border defined by Webster-Ashburton Treaty   

Aug 14   In the year 1842 henry Duff Trail, journalist/author   

Aug 14   In the year 1842 seminole War ends; Indians removed from Florida to Oklahoma   

Aug 20   In the year 1842 juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter   

Aug 21   On this day in history the city of Hobart, Tasmania, is founded.   

Aug 24   Edouard J A Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market) in the year 1842.   

Aug 25   Jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1842.   

Aug 26   Heinrich I Quincke, German internist (Lumbaalpunctie) in the year 1842.   

Aug 28   In the year 1842 willem Linnig jr, Flemish painter/graphic artist   

Aug 29   Alfred Shaw, cricketer (pioneering England Test bowler) in the year 1842.   

Aug 29   On this day in history gr Britain & China sign Treaty of Nanking, ends Opium war   

Aug 29   Treay Of Nanking, ceeding Hong Kong to Britain 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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1842 birth of william James, US, psychologist/philosopher   

Jan 12   On this day in history 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   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   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 on this day in history.   

Mar 07   In the year 1842 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   In the year 1842 maria Luigi C Z S Cherubini, Italian composer (Dies Irae), dies at 81