1842

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	18th century – 19th century – 20th century
Decades:	1810s  1820s  1830s  – 1840s –  1850s  1860s  1870s
Years:	1839 1840 1841 – 1842 – 1843 1844 1845

Art, music, theatre, literature

• March 26 - August Bournonville's Napoli is first performed in Copenhagen by the Royal Danish Ballet

Births

• January 11 – William James, American philosopher and psychologist

Deaths

• October 30 – Allan Cunningham, Scottish poet and writer.