Page 4: Historical Events In 1842

Aug 30   In the year 1842 victor Alphonse Duvernoy, composer   

Aug 31   Micah Rugg patents a nuts & bolts machine in the year 1842.   

Aug 31   On this day in history uS Naval Observatory authorized by an act of Congress   

Sep 04   On this day in history work on Koln cathedral recommences after 284-year hiatus   

Sep 04   Work on K”ln cathedral recommences after 284-year hiatus on this day in history.   

Sep 05   Louis F J Bouwmeester, Dutch actor (Shakespeare) in the year 1842.   

Sep 07   In the year 1842 john H Zuckertort, German chess player   

Sep 10   In the year 1842 letitia Tyler, Pres Tyler's (1841-45) wife, dies at 51   

Sep 13   Odon Peter Jozsef de Mihalovich, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Sep 18   In the year 1842 1st edition of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, published   

Sep 20   In the year 1842 james Dewar, Scottish chemist/physicist (Dewarfles/cordiet)   

Sep 23   On this day in history karl Munzinger, composer   

Oct 01   On this day in history charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet (Le Hareng Saur)   

Oct 02   Jose Mariano Elizaga, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1842.   

Oct 08   On this day in history christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer, dies at 68   

Oct 08   Princess Sophia weds her cousin duke Charles Saksen-Weimar-Eisenach on this day in history.   

Oct 15   On this day in history karl Marx becomes editor-in-chief of Rheinische Zeitung   

Oct 24   Josef Nesvera, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 27   Giovanni Giolitti, 5x premier of Italy (1892..1921) in the year 1842.   

Oct 28   Anna Elizabeth Dickinson, orator (Joan of Arc of the Civil War) in the year 1842.   

Nov 02   Otto Reubke, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Abraham Lincoln marries Mary Todd in Springfield, Ill in the year 1842.   

Nov 04   In the year 1842 william Barker Cushing, Lt Cmdr (Union Navy), died in 1874   

Nov 08   Belgium King Leopold I proclaims child labor laws (for 1889) on this day in history.   

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

Nov 14   Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War (d 1959) in the year 1842.   

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

Nov 17   Fugitive slave George Latimer, captured in Boston in the year 1842.   

Nov 22   Anna S Barbiers, actress (Uncle Tom) in the year 1842.   

Nov 22   Mount St Helens in Washington, erupts in the year 1842.   

Nov 23   James Lillywhite Jr, cricketer (1st England Test captain) in the year 1842.   

Nov 24   On this day in history pehr Frigel, composer, dies at 92   

Nov 26   In the year 1842 the University of Notre Dame is founded.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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   Francois Coppee, French poet was born in the year 1842.   

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.   

Jan 08   On this day in history pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71   

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   In the year 1842 wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85   

Mar 06   Constanze Mozart, wife of W.A. Mozart (b. 1763) died on this day in history.   

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

Mar 13   In the year 1842 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.