Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1742. This year saw 11 significant events. 1 notable figure was born. 1 notable figure passed away.
Messiah (HWV 56) is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. The text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter by Charles Jennens.
First indoor swimming pool opens in Goodman's Fields, London
HMS Tyger runs aground on coral reefs near Garden Key, Florida, (rediscovered 1993 and identified 2024) [1]
German leaders elect Charles VII, Prince Elector of Bavaria, Holy Roman Emperor
The Convention of Turin was a 1742 agreement between Austria and Sardinia signed in the Sardinian capital of Turin.
Battle of Bloody Marsh: Spanish forces assault British colonial forces on Simons Island, Georgia, and are decisively repelled [1]
Edmond Hoyle (1672 – 29 August 1769) was an English writer best known for his works on the rules and play of card games.
Faneuil Hall (, or ) is a historic building near Government Center in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Prussia and Great Britain sign an anti-French military covenant
Empress Elizabeth orders the expulsion of all Jews from Russia
William IV Prince of Orange tests his mothers potatoes
Pius VII is born
Edmond Halley astronomer, known for english astronomer, died on 1742-01-14. Edmond (or Edmund) Halley (8 November [O.S. 29 October] 1656 – 25 January 1742 [O.S.
Messiah (HWV 56) is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. The text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter by Charles Jennens.
First indoor swimming pool opens in Goodman's Fields, London
HMS Tyger runs aground on coral reefs near Garden Key, Florida, (rediscovered 1993 and identified 2024) [1]
German leaders elect Charles VII, Prince Elector of Bavaria, Holy Roman Emperor
The Convention of Turin was a 1742 agreement between Austria and Sardinia signed in the Sardinian capital of Turin.
Battle of Bloody Marsh: Spanish forces assault British colonial forces on Simons Island, Georgia, and are decisively repelled [1]
Edmond Hoyle (1672 – 29 August 1769) was an English writer best known for his works on the rules and play of card games.
Faneuil Hall (, or ) is a historic building near Government Center in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Prussia and Great Britain sign an anti-French military covenant
Empress Elizabeth orders the expulsion of all Jews from Russia
William IV Prince of Orange tests his mothers potatoes