Famous Deaths Happened In 1842

Jan 08 Pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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

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 On this day in history death of constanze Mozart, wife of W.A. Mozart (b. 1763)  

Mar 07 In the year 1842 christian Theodor Weinlig, composer, dies at 61  

Mar 13 On this day in history 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.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 11 John England, bishop of Charleston Carolina, dies on this day in history.  

May 08 In the year 1842 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 in the year 1842.  

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

Jul 25 On this day in history death of dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (b. 1766)  

Jul 28 C Brentano, writer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Aug 18 Louis de Freycinet, French explorer (b. 1779) died on this day in history.  

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

Sep 10 Letitia Tyler, Pres Tyler's (1841-45) wife, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Sep 15 On this day in history 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 Aleksey Koltsov, Russian poet (b. 1808) died in the year 1842.  

Oct 20 Grace Darling, English heroine (b. 1815) died on this day in history.  

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

Nov 14 On this day in history henry de Cock, reform vicar, dies at 41  

Nov 15 Joseph Rastrelli, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

Nov 24 Pehr Frigel, composer, dies at 92 in the year 1842.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 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 On this day in history birth of clarence King, mining engineer (geologist)  

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

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