What Happened In March 1842 In History

Historical Events for March, 1842

• 9th » The first documented discovery of gold in California occurs at Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush.
• 17th » The Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is formed;
• 30th » Diethyl ether named Ether anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Physician or Dr. Crawford Long.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1842

• 1st » Nikolaos Gyzis, Greek painter (d. 1901)
• 2nd » Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer (d. 1914)
• 18th » Stéphane Mallarmé, French poet (d. 1898)
• 22nd » Mykola Lysenko, Ukrainian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1912)
• 23rd » Friedrich Amelung, Baltic German historian, businessman and chess endgame composer (d. 1909)
• 28th » William Harvey Carney, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1908)

Famous Deaths for March 1842

• 6th » Constanze Mozart, German wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (b. 1763)
• 13th » Henry Shrapnel, English general (b. 1761)
• 15th » Luigi Cherubini, Italian composer (b. 1760)
• 23rd » Stendhal, French author (b. 1783)
• 30th » Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French painter (b. 1755)

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