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In the year 1842
230 Notable birthdays
Sophus Lie
Norwegian mathematician (1842–1899).
Born December 17th, 1842 in Nordfjordeid.
Died February 18th, 1899 at 56 years old in Christiania.
Adna Chaffee
2nd chief of staff of the united states army (1842–1914).
Born April 14th, 1842 in Orwell.
Died November 1st, 1914 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Daniel Paul Schreber
German judge, writer, and notable patient of freud (1842–1911).
Born July 25th, 1842 in Leipzig.
Died April 14th, 1911 at 68 years old in Leipzig.
Camille Flammarion
French astronomer and author (1842–1925).
Born February 26th, 1842 in Val-de-Meuse.
Died June 3rd, 1925 at 83 years old in Juvisy-sur-Orge.
Ellen Swallow Richards
American chemist (1842-1911).
Born December 3rd, 1842 in Dunstable. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1911 at 68 years old in Boston.
Clarence King
American geologist (1842-1901).
Born January 6th, 1842 in Newport. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1901 at 59 years old in Phoenix (tuberculosis). [ref]
Osman Hamdi Bey
Ottoman statesman, academic and artist (1842-1910).
Born December 30th, 1842 in Istanbul.
Died February 24th, 1910 at 67 years old in Kuruçeşme.
Alferd Packer
American wilderness guide who confessed to cannibalism (1842-1907).
Born January 21st, 1842 in Allegheny County.
Died April 23rd, 1907 at 65 years old in Jefferson County.
Carl von Linde
German engineer (1842-1934).
Born June 11th, 1842 in Berndorf.
Died November 16th, 1934 at 92 years old in Munich.
Osborne Reynolds
Anglo-irish innovator (1842-1912).
Born August 23rd, 1842 in Belfast.
Died February 21st, 1912 at 69 years old in Watchet (influenza).
Georg Ritter von Schönerer
Austrian politician (1842-1921).
Born July 17th, 1842 in Vienna.
Died August 14th, 1921 at 79 years old in Zwettl, Schloss Rosenau.
Ōyama Iwao
Japanese general (1842-1916).
Born November 12th, 1842 in Kajiya-chō.
Died December 12th, 1916 at 74 years old in Onden (cholecystitis, stomach disease).
Eloy Alfaro
President of ecuador (1897 - 1901) / (1906 - 1914).
Born June 25th, 1842 in Montecristi Canton.
Died January 28th, 1912 at 69 years old in Quito.
Arrigo Boito
Italian poet and opera composer and librettist of verdi's opera ''otello'' (1842-1918).
Born February 24th, 1842 in Padua. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1918 at 76 years old in Milan. [ref]
Georg Brandes
Danish literature critic and scholar (1842–1927).
Born February 4th, 1842 in Copenhagen.
Died February 19th, 1927 at 85 years old in Copenhagen.
Calixa Lavallée
Canadian composer (1842-1891).
Born December 28th, 1842 in Verchères.
Died January 21st, 1891 at 48 years old in Boston.
Johannes Zukertort
German chess master (1842-1888).
Born September 7th, 1842 in Lublin.
Died June 20th, 1888 at 45 years old in London (cerebral hemorrhage).
Mykola Lysenko
Ukrainian composer, pianist, conductor and ethnomusicologist (1842–1912).
Born March 22nd, 1842 in Hrynky. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1912 at 70 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
John Fiske
American philosopher and historian (1842-1901).
Born March 30th, 1842 in Hartford.
Died July 4th, 1901 at 59 years old in Gloucester.
Prince Gaston, Count of Eu
Brazilian and french imperial and royal (1842–1922).
Born April 28th, 1842 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died August 28th, 1922 at 80 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Édouard Lucas
French mathematician (1842–1891).
Born April 4th, 1842 in Amiens.
Died October 3rd, 1891 at 49 years old in Paris (erysipelas).
Hermann Cohen
German philosopher (1842–1918).
Born July 4th, 1842 in Coswig.
Died April 4th, 1918 at 75 years old in Berlin.
Alexandre Saint-Yves d'Alveydre
French philosopher (1842–1909).
Born March 26th, 1842 in Paris.
Died February 5th, 1909 at 66 years old in Pau.
John H. Bankhead
American politician (1842-1920).
Born September 13th, 1842 in Marion County. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1920 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Nikolaos Gyzis
Greek artist (1842-1901).
Born March 1st, 1842 in Tinos.
Died January 4th, 1901 at 58 years old in Munich.
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