Famous Deaths In 1842

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

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

Feb 18 Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779) died in the year 1842.  

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 Henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761) died in the year 1842.  

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 Henrik A Bjerregaard, Norw writer/poet (Fjeldeventyret), dies at 50 in the year 1842.  

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 Emanuel A D M J count de las Cases, French historian (Napoleon), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

May 23 Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet, dies at 34 in the year 1842.  

Jun 20 Michael Umlauf, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1842.  

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

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

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

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

Sep 15 On this day in history pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer, dies at 70  

Oct 02 In the year 1842 jose Mariano Elizaga, composer, dies at 56  

Oct 08 Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1842.  

Oct 19 Aleksey Koltsov, Russian poet (b. 1808) died in the year 1842.  

Oct 20 In the year 1842 death of grace Darling, English heroine (b. 1815)  

Oct 30 On this day in history death of allan Cunningham, Scottish poet and author (b. 1784)  

Nov 14 Henry de Cock, reform vicar, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 24 In the year 1842 pehr Frigel, composer, dies at 92  

Dec 01 Philip Spencer, 1st US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged died in the year 1842.  

Dec 05 In the year 1842 mJ Auguste Vestrius, French ballet dancers, dies at 82  

Dec 07 In the year 1842 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 in the year 1842.  

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

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

Jan 12 On this day in history birth of francois Coppee, French poet  

Jan 15 On this day in history 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.