Historical Events Dec 1 Empress Elisabeth orders expulsion of all Jews from Russia Dec 13 William IV Prince of Orange tests his mothers potatoes Events in 1742 Famous Birthdays Dec 9 Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Swedish pharmacist and chemist (lemon acid), born in Stralsund, Swedish Pomerania (d. 1786) Dec 16 Gebhard Fürst Blücher von Wahlstatt, German Field Marshal (d. 1819) Dec 25 Charlotte von Stein, German friend of Goethe (d. 1827) Born in 1742 Famous Deaths Dec 31 Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (1716-42), dies at 81 Nov 1742 History by Year Jan 1743 What Happened in 1742 Hallelujah! Music That Moved a KingApril 13, 1742
