Famous Deaths Happened In 1842

Jan 08 In the year 1842 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 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 In the year 1842 death of constanze Mozart, wife of W.A. Mozart (b. 1763)  

Mar 07 Christian Theodor Weinlig, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1842.  

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

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

Mar 23 In the year 1842 stendhal, [Marie-Henri Beyle], French author (Lamiel), dies at 59  

Mar 30 On this day in history death of elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, French painter (b. 1755)  

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 in the year 1842.  

May 08 On this day in history death of jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (b. 1790)  

May 15 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jul 24 John Sell Cotman, landscape painter, dies in the year 1842.  

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 On this day in history death of louis de Freycinet, French explorer (b. 1779)  

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

Sep 10 In the year 1842 letitia Tyler, Pres Tyler's (1841-45) wife, dies at 51  

Sep 15 Pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Oct 02 On this day in history jose Mariano Elizaga, composer, dies at 56  

Oct 08 Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Oct 19 In the year 1842 death of aleksey Koltsov, Russian poet (b. 1808)  

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

Oct 30 Allan Cunningham, Scottish poet and author (b. 1784) died in the year 1842.  

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

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 In the year 1842 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 On this day in history death of thomas Hamilton, Scottish writer (b. 1789)  

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 11 William James, US, psychologist/philosopher was born in the year 1842.  

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