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In the year 1842
230 Notable birthdays
Maria Konopnicka
Polish writer and activist (1842-1910).
Born May 23rd, 1842 in Suwałki. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1910 at 68 years old in Lviv (pneumonia).
August Thyssen
German industrialist (1842-1926).
Born May 17th, 1842 in Eschweiler.
Died April 4th, 1926 at 83 years old in Landsberg Castle (pneumonia).
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
American publisher, journalist, african american civil rights leader, suffragist, and editor.
Born August 31st, 1842 in Boston.
Died March 13th, 1924 at 81 years old in Boston.
Carl Jacobsen
Danish brewer, art collector and philanthropist (1842–1914).
Born March 2nd, 1842 in Copenhagen.
Died January 11th, 1914 at 71 years old in Frederiksberg.
Alexandre Ribot
French politician (1842-1923).
Born February 7th, 1842 in Saint-Omer.
Died January 13th, 1923 at 80 years old in Paris. [ref]
Georg Friedrich Knapp
German economist (1842-1926).
Born March 7th, 1842 in Giessen.
Died February 20th, 1926 at 83 years old in Darmstadt.
John Gerrard Keulemans
Dutch bird artist (1842-1912).
Born June 8th, 1842 in Rotterdam.
Died March 29th, 1912 at 69 years old in Redbridge.
Charles Cros
French poet and inventor (1842-1888).
Born October 1st, 1842 in Fabrezan.
Died August 9th, 1888 at 45 years old in Paris.
Thorsten Nordenfelt
Swedish arms manufacturer (1842–1920).
Born March 1st, 1842 in parish Örby-Skene. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1920 at 77 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Infante João, Duke of Beja
Portuguese infante (1842-1861).
Born March 16th, 1842 in Lisbon.
Died December 27th, 1861 at 19 years old in Freguesia de Santa Maria de Belém (cholera, typhoid fever).
Jean Gaston Darboux
French mathematician (1842–1917).
Born August 14th, 1842 in Nîmes.
Died February 23rd, 1917 at 74 years old in Paris.
Anna Elizabeth Dickinson
American abolitionist and suffragist (1842-1932).
Born October 28th, 1842 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1932 at 89 years old in Goshen.
Henry Hyndman
English writer and politician (1842–1921).
Born March 7th, 1842 in London.
Died November 22nd, 1921 at 79 years old in Well Walk. [ref]
William Blake Richmond
English painter (1842-1921).
Born November 29th, 1842 in London.
Died February 11th, 1921 at 78 years old in London.
William D. Coleman
Liberian politician (1842-1908).
Born July 18th, 1842 in Fayette County.
Died July 12th, 1908 at 65 years old in Clay-Ashland.
Frank D. Baldwin
Double recipient of the united states army medal of honor (1842–1923).
Born June 26th, 1842 in Manchester.
Died April 22nd, 1923 at 80 years old in Denver.
Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine
Consort and second wife of friedrich franz ii, grand duke of mecklenburg-schwerin.
Born May 25th, 1842 in Darmstadt.
Died April 16th, 1865 at 22 years old in Schwerin (puerperal infection).
Antero de Quental
Portuguese poet (1842–1891).
Born April 18th, 1842 in Ponta Delgada.
Died September 11th, 1891 at 49 years old in Ponta Delgada (gunshot wound).
Jakob Meckel
German general (1842–1905).
Born March 28th, 1842 in Cologne.
Died July 5th, 1905 at 63 years old in Gernrode.
Charles W. Alcock
British cricketer, footballer and football administrator (1842-1907).
Born December 2nd, 1842 in Sunderland.
Died February 26th, 1907 at 64 years old in Brighton.
Elliott Coues
American ornithologist (1842–1899).
Born September 9th, 1842 in Portsmouth.
Died December 25th, 1899 at 57 years old in Baltimore.
Maurice Rouvier
French statesman (1842-1911).
Born April 17th, 1842 in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1911 at 69 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Joseph Valentin Boussinesq
French mathematician and physicist (1842-1929).
Born March 13th, 1842 in Saint-André-de-Sangonis.
Died February 19th, 1929 at 86 years old in Paris.
Henry C. Warmoth
American politician (1842-1931).
Born May 9th, 1842 in McLeansboro.
Died September 30th, 1931 at 89 years old in New Orleans.
François Coppée
French poet and novelist (1842–1908).
Born January 12th, 1842 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1908 at 66 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (infectious disease). [ref]
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