Famous Deaths In 1842

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

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

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

Feb 21 Wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1842.  

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 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 In the year 1842 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 In the year 1842 death of jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (b. 1790)  

May 15 In the year 1842 emanuel A D M J count de las Cases, French historian (Napoleon), dies at 76  

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 in the year 1842.  

Jul 24 John Sell Cotman, landscape painter, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 25 In the year 1842 death of dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (b. 1766)  

Jul 28 C Brentano, writer, dies at 63 in the year 1842.  

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

Aug 25 On this day in history jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer, dies at 80  

Sep 10 Letitia Tyler, Pres Tyler's (1841-45) wife, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1842.  

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

Oct 19 Aleksey Koltsov, Russian poet (b. 1808) died in the year 1842.  

Oct 20 Grace Darling, English heroine (b. 1815) died on this day in history.  

Oct 30 In the year 1842 death of allan Cunningham, Scottish poet and author (b. 1784)  

Nov 14 In the year 1842 henry de Cock, reform vicar, dies at 41  

Nov 15 Joseph Rastrelli, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

Nov 24 In the year 1842 pehr Frigel, composer, dies at 92  

Dec 01 On this day in history death of philip Spencer, 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged  

Dec 05 MJ Auguste Vestrius, French ballet dancers, dies at 82 in the year 1842.  

Dec 07 Thomas Hamilton, Scottish writer (b. 1789) died on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 Amy G C A Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist was born in the year 1842.  

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

Jan 12 Francois Coppee, French poet was born in the year 1842.  

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)