Famous Deaths Happened In 1742

Jan 01 Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (b. 1686) died on this day in history.  

Jan 06 Johann Georg Reinhardt, composer, dies on this day in history.  

Jan 14 Edmond Halley, English scientist (b. 1656) died on this day in history.  

Feb 22 Charles Rivington, English publisher (b. 1688) died on this day in history.  

Feb 28 Willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Mar 23 On this day in history death of jean-Baptiste Dubos, French writer (b. 1670)  

Apr 02 James Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675) died on this day in history.  

Apr 13 In the year 1742 giovanni Veneziano, composer, dies at 59  

Apr 17 On this day in history death of arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (b. 1664)  

Apr 23 Mihael Omerza, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1742.  

May 11 On this day in history francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70  

May 13 Ludwig IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (b. 1719) died on this day in history.  

May 14 Dominique Marie Valet, French RC/old-catholic bishop, dies at 64 in the year 1742.  

May 21 Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (b. 1664) died in the year 1742.  

May 26 In the year 1742 death of pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian Zaporozhian Cossack starshina, diplomat (b. 1672)  

Jun 08 In the year 1742 omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62  

Jun 18 On this day in history death of john Aislabie, English politician (b. 1670)  

Jun 28 On this day in history johann Joseph Ignaz Brentner, composer, dies at 52  

Jul 01 Bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Jul 04 Guido Grandi, Italian mathematician (b. 1671) died in the year 1742.  

Jul 09 John Oldmixon, English historian (b. 1673) died in the year 1742.  

Jul 12 In the year 1742 evaristo EF dall' Abaco, Ital cellist/composer, dies on 67th birthday  

Jul 14 On this day in history death of richard Bentley, English classical scholar (b. 1662)  

Jul 19 John-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Aug 25 On this day in history jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer, dies at 38  

Sep 24 Johann Matthias Hase, German scientist (b. 1684) died in the year 1742.  

Sep 27 In the year 1742 death of hugh Boulter, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (b. 1672)  

Sep 28 On this day in history death of jean Baptiste Massillon, French churchman (b. 1663)  

Nov 12 Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (b. 1660) died on this day in history.  

Dec 31 In the year 1742 death of karl III Philip, Elector Palatine (b. 1661)  

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of eugene Godecharle, composer  

Jan 24 Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn (d. 1808) was born in the year 1742.  

Jan 26 On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, composer  

Mar 04 Johann Heinrich Egli, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 19 On this day in history birth of zacharias H Alewijn, Dutch literary/poet  

Mar 19 In the year 1742 birth of tupac Amaru II, Incan revolutionary (d. 1781)  

Apr 24 On this day in history birth of roman Hoffstetter, composer  

May 03 On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Krumphultz, composer