Historical Events In 1842

Jan 01   1st illustrated weekly magazine in US publishes 1st issue, NYC in the year 1842.   

Jan 02   In the year 1842 1st US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Penn   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1842 first US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Pennsylvania   

Jan 06   4,500 British & Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before India on this day in history.   

Jan 06   4,500 British &Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before India on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Clarence King, mining engineer (geologist) in the year 1842.   

Jan 07   Gioacchino Rossini's opera "Stabat Mater" premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Johan Lindegren, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history dutch King Willem II charters Technical College Delft   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history william James, US, psychologist/philosopher   

Jan 12   Franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherland Antilles on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherlands Antilles on this day in history.   

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

Jan 13   In the year 1842 dr. William Brydon, a surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 16,500 when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad.   

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

Jan 17   On this day in history anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman Philology in Netherlands)   

Jan 22   On this day in history charles Henri Marechal, composer   

Jan 31   On this day in history john Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in the White House   

Jan 31   In the year 1842 john Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in White House   

Feb 03   In the year 1842 sidney Clopton Lanier, US, composer/poet (Hall of Fame)   

Feb 04   In the year 1842 georg Brandes, [Morris Cohen], Danish literary-historian/critic   

Feb 07   Alexandre Ribit, premier (France) on this day in history.   

Feb 07   In the year 1842 battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.   

Feb 15   1st adhesive postage stamps in US (private delivery company), NYC on this day in history.   

Feb 15   On this day in history postage stamps with adhesive on the back are sold for the first time at the New York City post office.   

Feb 21   In the year 1842 1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Wash DC   

Feb 21   First known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Washington DC in the year 1842.   

Feb 21   On this day in history wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85   

Feb 22   Carl Rosa, Hamburg Germany, founder (Rosa opera company) on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Arrigio Enrico Boito, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 25   In the year 1842 karl May, German writer (Old Shatterhand/Winnetou)   

Feb 26   Camille Flammarion, Mars researcher & popularizer of astronomy 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   Frederic T. Greenhalge, 38th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Clarence King, mining engineer (geologist) was born in the year 1842.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of johan Lindegren, composer   

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   Blessed Mary McKillop, Australian candidate for sainthood (d. 1909) was born in the year 1842.   

Jan 15   In the year 1842 birth of josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925)   

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   On this day in history death of thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779)   

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