Famous Deaths Happened In 1842

Jan 08 Pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 18 Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779) died in the year 1842.  

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

Mar 06 Constanze Mozart, wife of W.A. Mozart (b. 1763) died in the year 1842.  

Mar 07 Christian Theodor Weinlig, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Mar 13 Henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761) died in the year 1842.  

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

Mar 23 On this day in history stendhal, [Marie-Henri Beyle], French author (Lamiel), dies at 59  

Mar 30 Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, French painter (b. 1755) died on this day in history.  

Apr 07 Henrik A Bjerregaard, Norw writer/poet (Fjeldeventyret), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Apr 11 John England, bishop of Charleston Carolina, dies on this day in history.  

May 08 Jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (b. 1790) died in the year 1842.  

May 15 Emanuel A D M J count de las Cases, French historian (Napoleon), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

May 23 Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet, dies at 34 in the year 1842.  

Jun 20 Michael Umlauf, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 25 Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (b. 1766) died on this day in history.  

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

Aug 18 Louis de Freycinet, French explorer (b. 1779) died on this day in history.  

Aug 25 In the year 1842 jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer, dies at 80  

Sep 10 Letitia Tyler, Pres Tyler's (1841-45) wife, dies at 51 in the year 1842.  

Sep 15 Pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer, dies at 70 in the year 1842.  

Oct 02 Jose Mariano Elizaga, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Oct 08 Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1842.  

Oct 19 On this day in history death of aleksey Koltsov, Russian poet (b. 1808)  

Oct 20 In the year 1842 death of grace Darling, English heroine (b. 1815)  

Oct 30 On this day in history death of allan Cunningham, Scottish poet and author (b. 1784)  

Nov 14 Henry de Cock, reform vicar, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

Nov 15 On this day in history joseph Rastrelli, composer, dies at 43  

Nov 24 Pehr Frigel, composer, dies at 92 on this day in history.  

Dec 01 Philip Spencer, 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged died on this day in history.  

Dec 05 MJ Auguste Vestrius, French ballet dancers, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Dec 07 In the year 1842 death of thomas Hamilton, Scottish writer (b. 1789)  

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Jan 02 In the year 1842 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 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 William James, US, psychologist/philosopher was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 15 Blessed Mary McKillop, Australian candidate for sainthood (d. 1909) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15 Josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925) was born in the year 1842.