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 in the year 1842.   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   4,500 British &Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before India on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   Gioacchino Rossini's opera "Stabat Mater" premieres in Paris in the year 1842.   

Jan 07   In the year 1842 johan Lindegren, composer   

Jan 08   Dutch King Willem II charters Technical College Delft on this day in history.   

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

Jan 11   William James, US, psychologist/philosopher on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1842 franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherland Antilles   

Jan 12   In the year 1842 franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherlands Antilles   

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

Jan 13   On this day in history 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.   

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

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

Jan 22   Charles Henri Marechal, composer on this day in history.   

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   Alexandre Ribit, premier (France) on this day in history.   

Feb 07   In the year 1842 battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.   

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

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

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

Feb 21   First known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Washington DC in the year 1842.   

Feb 21   On this day in history wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85   

Feb 22   On this day in history carl Rosa, Hamburg Germany, founder (Rosa opera company)   

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

Feb 25   In the year 1842 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   In the year 1842 birth of amy G C A Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist   

Jan 04   In the year 1842 birth of frederic T. Greenhalge, 38th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)   

Jan 06   In the year 1842 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   Francois Coppee, French poet was born in the year 1842.   

Jan 15   In the year 1842 birth of blessed Mary McKillop, Australian candidate for sainthood (d. 1909)   

Jan 15   In the year 1842 birth of josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925)   

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

Jan 16   On this day in history 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   Constanze Mozart, wife of W.A. Mozart (b. 1763) died in the year 1842.   

Mar 07   Christian Theodor Weinlig, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1842.   

Mar 13   In the year 1842 death of henry Shrapnel, British soldier and inventor (b. 1761)   

Mar 15   On this day in history maria Luigi C Z S Cherubini, Italian composer (Dies Irae), dies at 81