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   US Naval Observatory authorized by an act of Congress on this day in history.   

Sep 04   Work on Koln cathedral recommences after 284-year hiatus in the year 1842.   

Sep 04   Work on K”ln cathedral recommences after 284-year hiatus in the year 1842.   

Sep 05   In the year 1842 louis F J Bouwmeester, Dutch actor (Shakespeare)   

Sep 07   John H Zuckertort, German chess player on this day in history.   

Sep 10   Letitia Tyler, Pres Tyler's (1841-45) wife, dies at 51 in the year 1842.   

Sep 13   On this day in history odon Peter Jozsef de Mihalovich, composer   

Sep 15   Pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer, dies at 70 in the year 1842.   

Sep 18   1st edition of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, published on this day in history.   

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

Sep 23   Karl Munzinger, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 01   In the year 1842 charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet (Le Hareng Saur)   

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 08   In the year 1842 princess Sophia weds her cousin duke Charles Saksen-Weimar-Eisenach   

Oct 15   Karl Marx becomes editor-in-chief of Rheinische Zeitung on this day in history.   

Oct 24   Josef Nesvera, composer in the year 1842.   

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

Oct 28   On this day in history anna Elizabeth Dickinson, orator (Joan of Arc of the Civil War)   

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

Nov 04   On this day in history abraham Lincoln marries Mary Todd in Springfield, Ill   

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) in the year 1842.   

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

Nov 14   On this day in history walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War (d 1959)   

Nov 15   On this day in history joseph Rastrelli, composer, dies at 43   

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

Nov 22   On this day in history anna S Barbiers, actress (Uncle Tom)   

Nov 22   Mount St Helens in Washington, erupts on this day in history.   

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

Nov 24   Pehr Frigel, composer, dies at 92 in the year 1842.   

Nov 26   On this day in history 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   Frederic T. Greenhalge, 38th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1842 birth of johan Lindegren, composer   

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

Jan 12   Francois Coppee, French poet was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Blessed Mary McKillop, Australian candidate for sainthood (d. 1909) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 18   In the year 1842 death of thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1779)   

Feb 21   Wojciech Zywny, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 13   On this day in history 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.