Page 2: Historical Events In 1742

Jul 12   In the year 1742 evaristo EF dall' Abaco, Ital cellist/composer, dies on 67th birthday   

Jul 19   In the year 1742 jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer   

Jul 19   John-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

Jul 28   Prussia & Austria sign peace treaty on this day in history.   

Aug 07   On this day in history nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General   

Aug 14   In the year 1742 marie Allard, French ballerina (Auguste Vestris)   

Aug 25   On this day in history jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer, dies at 38   

Aug 29   Edmond Hoyle published his "Short Treatise" on the card game whist in the year 1742.   

Sep 14   On this day in history james Wilson, Scot/US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)   

Sep 24   In the year 1742 faneuil Hall opens to public   

Sep 24   On this day in history faneuil Hall opens to the public   

Oct 12   Johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor in the year 1742.   

Nov 18   In the year 1742 felix Maximo Lopez, composer   

Nov 18   In the year 1742 prussia & England sign anti-French military covenant   

Nov 21   On this day in history alessandro Felici, composer   

Dec 01   On this day in history empress Elisabeth orders expulsion of all Jews from Russia   

Dec 01   In the year 1742 jews are expelled from Great Russia by Empress Elisabeth   

Dec 09   In the year 1742 carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist (lemon acid)   

Dec 13   On this day in history willem KH Friso tests his mothers potatoes   

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Jan 15   On this day in history birth of eugene Godecharle, composer   

Jan 24   Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn (d. 1808) was born in the year 1742.   

Jan 26   In the year 1742 birth of johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, composer   

Mar 04   On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Egli, composer   

Mar 19   In the year 1742 birth of zacharias H Alewijn, Dutch literary/poet   

Mar 19   On this day in history birth of tupac Amaru II, Incan revolutionary (d. 1781)   

Apr 24   Roman Hoffstetter, composer was born on this day in history.   

May 03   In the year 1742 birth of jean-Baptiste Krumphultz, composer   

Jan 01   Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (b. 1686) died in the year 1742.   

Jan 06   In the year 1742 johann Georg Reinhardt, composer, dies   

Jan 14   Edmond Halley, English scientist (b. 1656) died on this day in history.   

Feb 22   Charles Rivington, English publisher (b. 1688) died in the year 1742.   

Feb 28   In the year 1742 willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist, dies at 53   

Mar 23   In the year 1742 death of jean-Baptiste Dubos, French writer (b. 1670)   

Apr 02   On this day in history death of james Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675)   

Apr 13   Giovanni Veneziano, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.