Historical Events In 1842

Jan 01   1st illustrated weekly magazine in US publishes 1st issue, NYC in the year 1842.   

Jan 02   1st US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Penn on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1842 amy G C A Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist   

Jan 02   In the year 1842 first US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Pennsylvania   

Jan 06   4,500 British & Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before India in the year 1842.   

Jan 06   On this day in history 4,500 British &Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before India   

Jan 06   Clarence King, mining engineer (geologist) on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Gioacchino Rossini's opera "Stabat Mater" premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history johan Lindegren, composer   

Jan 08   Dutch King Willem II charters Technical College Delft in the year 1842.   

Jan 08   In the year 1842 pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71   

Jan 11   In the year 1842 william James, US, psychologist/philosopher   

Jan 12   Franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherland Antilles in the year 1842.   

Jan 12   Franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherlands Antilles on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Francois Coppee, French poet in the year 1842.   

Jan 13   Dr. William Brydon, a surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 16,500 when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies   

Jan 17   Anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman Philology in Netherlands) on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Charles Henri Marechal, composer in the year 1842.   

Jan 31   In the year 1842 john Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in the White House   

Jan 31   On this day in history john Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in White House   

Feb 03   Sidney Clopton Lanier, US, composer/poet (Hall of Fame) on this day in history.   

Feb 04   Georg Brandes, [Morris Cohen], Danish literary-historian/critic on this day in history.   

Feb 07   On this day in history alexandre Ribit, premier (France)   

Feb 07   On this day in history battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.   

Feb 15   1st adhesive postage stamps in US (private delivery company), NYC in the year 1842.   

Feb 15   On this day in history postage stamps with adhesive on the back are sold for the first time at the New York City post office.   

Feb 21   On this day in history 1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Wash DC   

Feb 21   First known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Washington DC on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1842.   

Feb 22   Carl Rosa, Hamburg Germany, founder (Rosa opera company) in the year 1842.   

Feb 24   On this day in history arrigio Enrico Boito, composer   

Feb 25   On this day in history karl May, German writer (Old Shatterhand/Winnetou)   

Feb 26   Camille Flammarion, Mars researcher & popularizer of astronomy on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of amy G C A Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist   

Jan 04   Frederic T. Greenhalge, 38th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896) was born in the year 1842.   

Jan 06   In the year 1842 birth of clarence King, mining engineer (geologist)   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of johan Lindegren, composer   

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

Jan 12   Francois Coppee, French poet was born in the year 1842.   

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   In the year 1842 pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71   

Jan 16   Thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies in the year 1842.   

Feb 18   Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779) died on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1842.   

Mar 06   On this day in history death of constanze Mozart, wife of W.A. Mozart (b. 1763)   

Mar 07   Christian Theodor Weinlig, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Mar 13   On this day in history death of henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761)   

Mar 15   In the year 1842 maria Luigi C Z S Cherubini, Italian composer (Dies Irae), dies at 81