Famous Deaths Happened In 1842

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

Jan 16 Thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 18 In the year 1842 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 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 On this day in history death of henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761)  

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

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

Mar 30 Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, French painter (b. 1755) died in the year 1842.  

Apr 07 In the year 1842 henrik A Bjerregaard, Norw writer/poet (Fjeldeventyret), dies at 50  

Apr 11 On this day in history john England, bishop of Charleston Carolina, dies  

May 08 On this day in history 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 In the year 1842 jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet, dies at 34  

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

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

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

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

Aug 18 Louis de Freycinet, French explorer (b. 1779) died in the year 1842.  

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

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

Sep 15 In the year 1842 pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer, dies at 70  

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 Grace Darling, English heroine (b. 1815) died in the year 1842.  

Oct 30 Allan Cunningham, Scottish poet and author (b. 1784) died on this day in history.  

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

Nov 15 Joseph Rastrelli, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1842.  

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 On this day in history mJ Auguste Vestrius, French ballet dancers, dies at 82  

Dec 07 Thomas Hamilton, Scottish writer (b. 1789) died in the year 1842.  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of amy G C A Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist  

Jan 04 On this day in history 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 In the year 1842 birth of johan Lindegren, composer  

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

Jan 12 Francois Coppee, French poet was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15 In the year 1842 birth of blessed Mary McKillop, Australian candidate for sainthood (d. 1909)  

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