1842
This page lists news articles and events for the year 1842.
Events that happen on the specified date are listed under Events: entries. News articles that were published on the specified date are listed under News: entries. Events that only happened in fiction on the specified date are listed under Fiction: entries and are written in italics.
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Undated
- Event: Serial killer Delphine LaLaurie dies in exile in France, possibly during a boar hunt.
- Event: Allan Pinkerton flees political consequences in Scotland, and moves to the United States.
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May
- May 13:
- Event: British composer Arthur S. Sullivan born.
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