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In the year 1842
230 Notable birthdays
Julius von Payer
Austrian mountain climber, painter, arctic explorer and nobleman (1841-1915).
Born September 2nd, 1842 in Teplice.
Died August 30th, 1915 at 72 years old in Bled (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Murphy Farley
Catholic cardinal (1842–1918).
Born April 20th, 1842 in Ireland.
Died September 17th, 1918 at 76 years old in New York City.
Agnes Mary Clerke
Irish astronomer and writer (1842–1907).
Born February 10th, 1842 in Skibbereen.
Died January 20th, 1907 at 64 years old in London (pneumonia).
Emil Jakob Schindler
Austrian landscape painter and the father of alma mahler. (1842-1892).
Born April 27th, 1842 in Vienna.
Died August 9th, 1892 at 50 years old in Westerland.
José-Maria de Heredia
French poet (1842-1905).
Born November 22nd, 1842 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died October 3rd, 1905 at 62 years old in Bourdonné. [ref]
Mary Corinna Putnam Jacobi
American physician, writer and suffragist (1842-1906).
Born August 31st, 1842 in London. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1906 at 63 years old in New York City (meningioma).
Alexander Mantashev
Armenian businessman (1842–1911).
Born March 3rd, 1842 in Tbilisi.
Died April 19th, 1911 at 69 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Rikard Nordraak
Norwegian composer (1842–1866).
Born June 12th, 1842 in Christiania.
Died March 20th, 1866 at 23 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).
Nikolay Mikhaylovsky
Russian publicist, literary critic, sociologist (1842-1904).
Born November 27th, 1842 in Meshchovsk.
Died February 10th, 1904 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Eugen Bracht
German landscape painter (1842–1921).
Born June 3rd, 1842 in Morges.
Died November 16th, 1921 at 79 years old in Darmstadt.
Heinrich Quincke
German physician (1842–1922).
Born August 26th, 1842 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died May 19th, 1922 at 79 years old in Frankfurt.
Charles Stebbins Fairchild
American lawyer, politician (1842–1924).
Born April 30th, 1842 in Cazenovia.
Died November 24th, 1924 at 82 years old in Cazenovia.
Charles Otis Whitman
American zoologist (1842–1910).
Born December 14th, 1842 in Woodstock.
Died December 6th, 1910 at 67 years old in Worcester.
Richard Caton
British scientist (1842-1926).
Born July 26th, 1842 in Bradford.
Died January 2nd, 1926 at 83 years old in Haslemere.
Nikolay Benardos
Russian inventor (1842–1905).
Born August 7th, 1842 in Mostove.
Died September 21st, 1905 at 63 years old in Fastiv. [ref]
Leandro N. Alem
Argentine politician (1842–1896).
Born March 11th, 1842 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1896 at 54 years old in Buenos Aires.
Emil Christian Hansen
Danish biochemist and mycologist (1842–1909).
Died August 27th, 1909 at 67 years old in Hornbæk.
Benoît-Constant Coquelin
French actor (1841-1909).
Born January 25th, 1842 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Died January 27th, 1909 at 67 years old in Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames.
Wilhelm Jordan
German geodesist (1842-1899).
Born March 1st, 1842 in Ellwangen. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1899 at 57 years old in Hanover. [ref]
Antonio Fogazzaro
Italian writer (1842-1911).
Born March 25th, 1842 in Vicenza.
Died March 7th, 1911 at 68 years old in Vicenza.
Luigi Guanella
Servant of charity (1842-1915).
Born December 19th, 1842 in Campodolcino.
Died October 24th, 1915 at 72 years old in Como.
Miguel Antonio Caro Tobar
President of colombia (1842-1909).
Born November 11th, 1842 in Bogotá.
Died August 5th, 1909 at 66 years old in Bogotá.
Ernest II, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Regent of lippe (1842-1904).
Born June 9th, 1842 in Oberkassel.
Died September 26th, 1904 at 62 years old in Jagdschloss Lopshorn.
Gustaf Retzius
Swedish histologist (1842–1919).
Born October 17th, 1842 in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1919 at 76 years old in Adolf Fredriks parish. [ref]
Heinrich Martin Weber
German mathematician (1842–1913).
Born March 5th, 1842 in Heidelberg.
Died May 17th, 1913 at 71 years old in Strasbourg.
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle