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In the year 1842
230 Notable birthdays
Vilhelm Thomsen
Danish linguist (1842-1927).
Born January 25th, 1842 in Copenhagen.
Died May 12th, 1927 at 85 years old in Copenhagen.
Stojan Novaković
Serbian politician and historian (1842–1915).
Born November 13th, 1842 in Šabac.
Died February 18th, 1915 at 72 years old in Niš.
Ferdinand Keller
German painter (1842-1922).
Born August 5th, 1842 in Karlsruhe.
Died July 8th, 1922 at 79 years old in Baden-Baden.
William Gosse
Australian explorer (1842-1881).
Born December 11th, 1842 in Hoddesdon.
Died August 12th, 1881 at 38 years old in Adelaide (myocardial infarction).
Charles Lapworth
English geologist (1842-1920).
Born September 20th, 1842 in Faringdon.
Died March 13th, 1920 at 77 years old in Birmingham.
Jan Puzyna
Polish cardinal (1842-1911).
Born September 13th, 1842 in Hvizdets.
Died September 8th, 1911 at 68 years old in Kraków (disease).
Albert Sorel
French historian (1842–1906).
Born August 13th, 1842 in Honfleur.
Died June 29th, 1906 at 63 years old in Paris.
Christoph Blumhardt
German theologian (1842-1919).
Born June 1st, 1842 in Möttlingen, Bad Liebenzell.
Died August 2nd, 1919 at 77 years old in Jebenhausen.
William Gowland
British archaeologist (1842–1922).
Born December 16th, 1842 in Sunderland. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1922 at 79 years old in London.
Agustín Stahl
Puerto rican medical doctor, and scientist (1842–1917).
Born January 21st, 1842 in Aguadilla.
Died July 12th, 1917 at 75 years old in Bayamón.
Teoberto Maler
German mesoamericanist (1842–1917).
Born January 12th, 1842 in Rome.
Died November 22nd, 1917 at 75 years old in Mérida.
Albert Ladenburg
German chemist (1842–1911).
Born July 2nd, 1842 in Mannheim.
Died August 15th, 1911 at 69 years old in Wrocław.
Charles Emory Smith
American diplomat (1842-1908).
Born February 18th, 1842 in Mansfield. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1908 at 65 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Louis Palander
Swedish admiral (1842-1920), captain of the vega expedition.
Born October 2nd, 1842 in Karlskrona.
Died August 7th, 1920 at 77 years old in Djursholm.
Hasan bey Zardabi
Azerbaijani journalist, educator and naturalist (1837–1907).
Born June 28th, 1842 in Zardab.
Died November 28th, 1907 at 65 years old in Baku.
Peretz Smolenskin
Jewish writer and publicist (1842-1885).
Born February 25th, 1842 in Monastyrshchina.
Died February 1st, 1885 at 42 years old in Merano.
Erik Gustaf Boström
Swedish 19th/early 20th century prime minister (1842-1907).
Born February 11th, 1842 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1907 at 65 years old in Roslags Kulla.
Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ
French painter (1842-1923).
Born June 10th, 1842 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1923 at 80 years old in Paris.
Carl Zeller
Austrian lawyer and composer (1842-1898).
Born June 19th, 1842 in Sankt Peter in der Au.
Died August 17th, 1898 at 56 years old in Weikersdorf (pneumonia).
Josef Labor
Austrian composer, pianist and organist (1842–1924).
Born June 27th, 1842 in Hořovice.
Died April 26th, 1924 at 81 years old in Vienna.
Henry Abbey
American poet (1842-1911).
Born July 11th, 1842 in Rondout.
Died June 7th, 1911 at 68 years old
Franz Xavier Wernz
Superior general of the society of christ (1842–1914).
Born December 4th, 1842 in Rottweil.
Died August 19th, 1914 at 71 years old in Rome.
James Sully
British psychologist (1842-1923).
Born March 3rd, 1842 in Bridgwater.
Died November 1st, 1923 at 81 years old in London.
John Quincy Adams Brackett
American politician (1842–1918).
Born June 8th, 1842 in Bradford. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1918 at 75 years old in Arlington.
Alexander von Brill
German mathematician (1842–1935).
Born September 20th, 1842 in Darmstadt.
Died June 8th, 1935 at 92 years old in Tübingen.
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