Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1842. This year saw 41 significant events. 6 notable figures were born.
The Illustrated London News, founded by Herbert Ingram and first published on Saturday 14 May 1842, was the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine.
10th US President John Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in the White House
Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia, defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien
Nabucco is an Italian-language opera in four acts composed in 1841 by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera.
Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi (34) weds Ana Maria de Jesus Ribeiro (20) in Montevideo
American "The Scarlett Letter" writer Nathaniel Hawthorne (38) marries American painter and illustrator Sophia Peabody (33) in the Peabody's home, Boston, until his death in 1864
US Army Colonel Worth declares the Second Seminole War over after nearly seven years; over 3,000 surviving members of the Seminole Nation are forcibly relocated from Florida to Oklahoma, with only about 300 permitted to remain [1]
The First Opium War, also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and the Chinese Qing dynasty between 1839 and 1842.
Princess Sophia weds her cousin duke Charles Saksen-Weimar-Eisenach
American socialite Mary Todd (23) weds Illinois Congressman and lawyer Abraham Lincoln (33) in Springfield, Illinois
First US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4,500 British & Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before reaching India
Dutch King Willem II charters Technical College Delft
Franciscan nuns begin missionary work in the Netherlands Antilles
Dr. William Brydon, a surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for reputedly being the sole survivor of a force of 16,500 after reaching the safety of the garrison at Jalalabad
1st adhesive postage stamps in US isssued, by Alexander Greig's City Despatch Post company, in New York City
The history of Australia from 1788 to 1850 covers the early British colonial period of Australia's history.
First known sewing machine patented in the US by John Greenough of Washington, D.C.
Over 500 Mexican troops led by Rafael Vasquez invade Texas, briefly occupy San Antonio and then head back to the Rio Grande.
Treaty of 1842: Wyandotte (Huron) Indian nation cedes 114,000 acres of land in Ohio and Michigan to US, in exchange for 148,000 acres west of the Mississippi
Ether used as an anaesthetic for 1st time by Dr Crawford Long (Georgia)
Lord Rosse successfully casts 72" (183-cm) mirror for a telescope
Hamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and seventh-largest city in the European Union, with a population of over 1.9 million.
Versailles to Paris train catches fire; 50 die
Illustrated London News; the world's first illustrated weekly newspaper, begins publication
Farmers Lester Howe and Henry Wetsel discover Howe Caverns in New York state when they stumble upon a large gaping hole in the ground
Lombard Street Riot erupts in Philadelphia [1] [2]
The Webster–Ashburton Treaty was a treaty that resolved several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies (the region that later became the Dominion of Canada).
Hobart (Southeast Tasmanian: Nipaluna) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia.
American blacksmith Micah Rugg patents a nuts & bolts machine
Work on Cologne Cathedral recommences after a 284-year hiatus
First US prizefight fatality (Christopher Lilly vs. Thomas McCoy); Tom McCoy collapses and dies in the 77th round
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, also known simply as the PG, is the largest newspaper serving metropolitan Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
King of Belgium Leopold I proclaims child labor laws (for 1889)
First US design patent for typefaces and borders is issued to George Bruce of New York City
Fugitive slave George Latimer captured in Boston
Mount St. Helens (known as Lawetlat'la to the local Cowlitz people, and Loowit or Louwala-Clough to the Klickitat) is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific...
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States.
The New York Philharmonic is an American symphony orchestra based in New York City.
Mikhail Glinka's opera "Russlan and Ludmilla" premieres at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, in St. Petersburg, Russia
US recognizes independence of Hawaii
Jules Massenet, French musician, known for french composer, was born on 1842-05-12.
Arthur Sullivan, English musician, known for british composer, was born on 1842-05-13. Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (13 May 1842 – 22 November 1900) was an English composer.
Jamie Anderson is born
William B. Cushing united states navy officer, known for united states navy officer, was born on 1842-11-04.
William James, American philosopher and psychologist, known for american philosopher and psychologist, was born on 1842-01-11.
Giovanni Giolitti, Italian statesman, known for italian statesman, was born on 1842-10-27. Giovanni Giolitti was an Italian statesman.
The Illustrated London News, founded by Herbert Ingram and first published on Saturday 14 May 1842, was the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine.
10th US President John Tyler's daughter Elizabeth marries in the White House
Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia, defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien
Nabucco is an Italian-language opera in four acts composed in 1841 by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera.
Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi (34) weds Ana Maria de Jesus Ribeiro (20) in Montevideo
American "The Scarlett Letter" writer Nathaniel Hawthorne (38) marries American painter and illustrator Sophia Peabody (33) in the Peabody's home, Boston, until his death in 1864
US Army Colonel Worth declares the Second Seminole War over after nearly seven years; over 3,000 surviving members of the Seminole Nation are forcibly relocated from Florida to Oklahoma, with only about 300 permitted to remain [1]
The First Opium War, also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and the Chinese Qing dynasty between 1839 and 1842.
Princess Sophia weds her cousin duke Charles Saksen-Weimar-Eisenach
American socialite Mary Todd (23) weds Illinois Congressman and lawyer Abraham Lincoln (33) in Springfield, Illinois
First US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4,500 British & Indian troops leave Kabul, massacred before reaching India
Dutch King Willem II charters Technical College Delft
Franciscan nuns begin missionary work in the Netherlands Antilles
Dr. William Brydon, a surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for reputedly being the sole survivor of a force of 16,500 after reaching the safety of the garrison at Jalalabad
1st adhesive postage stamps in US isssued, by Alexander Greig's City Despatch Post company, in New York City
The history of Australia from 1788 to 1850 covers the early British colonial period of Australia's history.
First known sewing machine patented in the US by John Greenough of Washington, D.C.
Over 500 Mexican troops led by Rafael Vasquez invade Texas, briefly occupy San Antonio and then head back to the Rio Grande.
Treaty of 1842: Wyandotte (Huron) Indian nation cedes 114,000 acres of land in Ohio and Michigan to US, in exchange for 148,000 acres west of the Mississippi
Ether used as an anaesthetic for 1st time by Dr Crawford Long (Georgia)
Lord Rosse successfully casts 72" (183-cm) mirror for a telescope
Hamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and seventh-largest city in the European Union, with a population of over 1.9 million.
Versailles to Paris train catches fire; 50 die
Illustrated London News; the world's first illustrated weekly newspaper, begins publication
Farmers Lester Howe and Henry Wetsel discover Howe Caverns in New York state when they stumble upon a large gaping hole in the ground
Lombard Street Riot erupts in Philadelphia [1] [2]
The Webster–Ashburton Treaty was a treaty that resolved several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies (the region that later became the Dominion of Canada).
Hobart (Southeast Tasmanian: Nipaluna) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia.
American blacksmith Micah Rugg patents a nuts & bolts machine
Work on Cologne Cathedral recommences after a 284-year hiatus
First US prizefight fatality (Christopher Lilly vs. Thomas McCoy); Tom McCoy collapses and dies in the 77th round
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, also known simply as the PG, is the largest newspaper serving metropolitan Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
King of Belgium Leopold I proclaims child labor laws (for 1889)
First US design patent for typefaces and borders is issued to George Bruce of New York City
Fugitive slave George Latimer captured in Boston
Mount St. Helens (known as Lawetlat'la to the local Cowlitz people, and Loowit or Louwala-Clough to the Klickitat) is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific...
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States.
The New York Philharmonic is an American symphony orchestra based in New York City.
Mikhail Glinka's opera "Russlan and Ludmilla" premieres at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, in St. Petersburg, Russia
US recognizes independence of Hawaii
Jules Massenet, French musician, known for french composer, was born on 1842-05-12.
Arthur Sullivan, English musician, known for british composer, was born on 1842-05-13. Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (13 May 1842 – 22 November 1900) was an English composer.
Jamie Anderson is born
William B. Cushing united states navy officer, known for united states navy officer, was born on 1842-11-04.
William James, American philosopher and psychologist, known for american philosopher and psychologist, was born on 1842-01-11.
Giovanni Giolitti, Italian statesman, known for italian statesman, was born on 1842-10-27. Giovanni Giolitti was an Italian statesman.