Page 3: Historical Events In 1842

May 22   Farmers Lester Howe and Henry Wetsel discover Howe Caverns when they stumble upon a large gaping hole in the ground on this day in history.   

May 23   In the year 1842 jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet, dies at 34   

May 30   On this day in history assassination attempt made on Queen Victoria   

May 30   John Francis attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria on this day in history.   

Jun 02   Constantly AM Cap, Flemish poet/etcher in the year 1842.   

Jun 06   James Morrison Steele Mackaye, US actor (Amer Acad of Dramatic Art) on this day in history.   

Jun 11   On this day in history alfred, Liechtenstein noble/politician   

Jun 12   Rikard Nordraak, composer in the year 1842.   

Jun 16   In the year 1842 natchex Mississippi, hit by tornado; about 500 die   

Jun 19   Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer in the year 1842.   

Jun 20   In the year 1842 michael Umlauf, composer, dies at 60   

Jun 24   In the year 1842 ambrose Bierce, US, satirist (Devil's Dictionary)   

Jun 29   Josef Labor, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 04   First test of electrically operated underwater torpedo sinks gunboat Boxer on this day in history.   

Jul 04   Gustav Ratzenhofer, Austria, sociologist/judge/fieldmarshal in the year 1842.   

Jul 09   Notary Stamp Law passes on this day in history.   

Jul 24   Ambrose Bierce, Ohio, writer (Nuggets & Dust) on this day in history.   

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

Jul 26   Alfred Marshall, London, economist on this day in history.   

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

Aug 01   In the year 1842 rotherhithe Thames Tunnel opens   

Aug 09   On this day in history uS-Canada border defined   

Aug 09   US-Canada border defined by Webster-Ashburton Treaty on this day in history.   

Aug 14   In the year 1842 henry Duff Trail, journalist/author   

Aug 14   Seminole War ends; Indians removed from Florida to Oklahoma in the year 1842.   

Aug 20   On this day in history juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter   

Aug 21   The city of Hobart, Tasmania, is founded on this day in history.   

Aug 24   Edouard J A Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market) on this day in history.   

Aug 25   Jerome-Joseph de Momigny, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Aug 26   In the year 1842 heinrich I Quincke, German internist (Lumbaalpunctie)   

Aug 28   Willem Linnig jr, Flemish painter/graphic artist in the year 1842.   

Aug 29   In the year 1842 alfred Shaw, cricketer (pioneering England Test bowler)   

Aug 29   In the year 1842 gr Britain & China sign Treaty of Nanking, ends Opium war   

Aug 29   Treay Of Nanking, ceeding Hong Kong to Britain in the year 1842.   

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Jan 02   Amy G C A Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of johan Lindegren, composer   

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 in the year 1842.   

Jan 15   Josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71   

Jan 16   In the year 1842 thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies   

Feb 18   On this day in history death of thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779)   

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

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   In the year 1842 death of henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761)   

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