Famous Deaths Happened In 1742
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
Jan 01 Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (b. 1686) died in the year 1742.
Jan 06 Johann Georg Reinhardt, composer, dies on this day in history.
Jan 14 In the year 1742 death of edmond Halley, English scientist (b. 1656)
Feb 22 On this day in history death of charles Rivington, English publisher (b. 1688)
Feb 28 On this day in history willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist, dies at 53
Mar 23 Jean-Baptiste Dubos, French writer (b. 1670) died on this day in history.
Apr 02 On this day in history death of james Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675)
Apr 13 On this day in history giovanni Veneziano, composer, dies at 59
Apr 17 Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (b. 1664) died in the year 1742.
Apr 23 In the year 1742 mihael Omerza, composer, dies at 62
May 11 In the year 1742 francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70
May 13 On this day in history death of ludwig IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (b. 1719)
May 14 Dominique Marie Valet, French RC/old-catholic bishop, dies at 64 in the year 1742.
May 21 Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (b. 1664) died on this day in history.
May 26 On this day in history death of pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian Zaporozhian Cossack starshina, diplomat (b. 1672)
Jun 08 In the year 1742 omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62
Jun 18 In the year 1742 death of john Aislabie, English politician (b. 1670)
Jun 28 In the year 1742 johann Joseph Ignaz Brentner, composer, dies at 52
Jul 01 Bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.
Jul 04 On this day in history death of guido Grandi, Italian mathematician (b. 1671)
Jul 09 In the year 1742 death of john Oldmixon, English historian (b. 1673)
Jul 12 In the year 1742 evaristo EF dall' Abaco, Ital cellist/composer, dies on 67th birthday
Jul 14 In the year 1742 death of richard Bentley, English classical scholar (b. 1662)
Jul 19 John-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor, dies at 45 in the year 1742.
Aug 25 In the year 1742 jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer, dies at 38
Sep 24 In the year 1742 death of johann Matthias Hase, German scientist (b. 1684)
Sep 27 On this day in history death of hugh Boulter, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (b. 1672)
Sep 28 In the year 1742 death of jean Baptiste Massillon, French churchman (b. 1663)
Nov 12 On this day in history death of friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (b. 1660)
Dec 31 On this day in history death of karl III Philip, Elector Palatine (b. 1661)