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What Happened in January 1742

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Historical Events

  • Jan 13 HMS Tyger runs aground on coral reefs near Garden Key, Florida, (rediscovered 1993 and identified 2024) [1]
  • Jan 24 German leaders elect Charles VII, Prince Elector of Bavaria, Holy Roman Emperor

Events in 1742

Famous Birthdays

  • Jan 8 Philip Astley, English 'Father of the Modern Circus', born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England (d. 1814)
  • Jan 15 Eugene Godecharle, Belgian violinist and composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1798)
  • Jan 24 Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn (d. 1808)
  • Jan 26 Johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, German composer, born in Hanover, Electorate of Hanover, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1806)
Born in 1742

Famous Deaths

  • Jan 1 Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman, dies at 55
  • Jan 6 Johann Georg Reinhardt, Austrian organist, composer, and Kappelmeister dies at about 66

Edmond Halley (1656-1742)

Jan 14 English mathematician and astronomer (Halley's comet), dies at 85 [NS=Jan 25]

Edmond Halley



What Happened in 1742

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