1842
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Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
Decades: | 1810s 1820s 1830s – 1840s – 1850s 1860s 1870s |
Years: | 1839 1840 1841 – 1842 – 1843 1844 1845 |
1842 Media
July 21: The Battle of Chinkiang is fought between British and Chinese troops.
August 29: The Treaty of Nanking is signed, ending the Opium War between Britain and China.
1842 (MDCCCXLII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1842nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 842nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 42nd year of the 19th century, and the 3rd year of the 1840s decade. As of the start of 1842, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
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
- September 21 – Abdul Hamid II, 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Deaths
- October 30 – Allan Cunningham, Scottish poet and writer.