- April 4
- Death of William Henry Harrison in District of Columbia, USA, of pneumonia at age 68; 9th US President, first US president to die in office. [1] [479.66]
- May 3
- Cornelis T Elout, Dutch minister of Finance/Navy/Colonies, dies at age 74. [1]
1842
- January 8
- Pierre Earl the Cambronne, French General (Waterloo, Elba), dies at age 71. [1]
- March 15
- Maria Luigi C Z S Cherubini, Italian composer (Dies Irae), dies at age 81. [1]
- March 23
- Stendhal [Marie-Henri Beyle], French author (Lamiel), dies at age 59. [1]
- April 7
- Henrik A Bjerregaard, Norwegian writer/poet (Fjeldeventyret), dies at age 50. [1]
- May 15
- Emanuel Count de las Cases, French historian (Napoleon), dies at age 76. [1]
- September 10
- Letitia Tyler, US President Tyler's wife, dies at age 51. [1] [506.60]
- September 13
- In the USA, Chris Lilly and Tom McCoy bare-fist fight for 119 rounds, when McCoy falls dead in the ring, after 2 hours 43 minutes. During the fight he had received 100 square blows, and was knocked down 81 times. [819.178]
- December 1
- Philip Spencer, first US naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged. [1]
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1843
- January 9
- Caroline Herschel, "first lady of astronomy", dies at age 98 in Germany. [1]
- January 11
- Francis Scott Key, composer ("Star Spangled Banner"), dies at age 63. [1]
- March 16
- Anton R Falck, Dutch minister of Education/Colonies, dies at age 65. [1]
- April 28
- William Wallace, Scottish mathematician (rights of Wallace), dies. [1]
- May 28
- Noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary), dies at age 84. [1] [5]
- December 12
- Willem I Frederik, King of Netherlands (1814-40), dies at age 71. [1]
1844
- February 15
- Henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, British premier (1801-04), dies at age 86. [1]
- February 27
- Nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at age 85. [1]
- February 28
- Abel P Upshur, US Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton. [1]
- Thommas W Gilmer, US Navy Secretary, dies in explosion on USS Princeton. [1]
- April 4
- Charles Bulfinch, first US professional architect (Massachusetts State House), dies at age 80. [1]
- May 8
- Karl XIV Johan [Jean B Bernadotte], King of Sweden/Norway, dies. [1]
- May 29
- William Crockford, clubman/gambler, dies, leaving a fortune worth US$5 million. [80.298] (May 24 [1])
- June 27
- Joseph and Hyrum Smith, Mormon leaders, are killed by a mob in Carthage, Illinois, USA. [1]
- July 23
- Death of Christian Gobrecht; fourth US chief engraver (1840-44), engraver of "seated Liberty" obverse of US silver coins 1837-1891. [458.40] [677.28] [764.84] [1041.621]
1845
- March 11
- Agronomist John Chapman AKA Johnny Appleseed dies in Allen County, Indiana, USA. [1] (1847 [5])
- May 2
- August Pauly, German writer (Real Encyclopedia), dies at age 48. [1]
- May 19
- Maria EJ Versfelt, mistress of General Moreau/marshal Ney, dies at age 68. [1]
- June 8
- Death of Andrew Jackson in Nashville, Tennesee, USA. [432.74]
1846
- January 10
- Etienne P de Senancour, French writer (De l'Amour), dies at age 75. [1]
- February 3
- Joseph Weigl, Austrian composer/conductor (Waisenhaus), dies at age 79. [1]
- February 14
- Cornelis F van Maanen, Dutch supreme court justice, dies at age 76. [1]
- March 17
- Friedrich W Bessel, German astronomer (Bessel Functions), dies at age 61. [1]
1847
- March 29
- Auguste De Polignac, premier of France, dies at age 66. [1]
- April 30
- Charles, archduke of Austria/Governor-General (Austria-Netherlands), dies. [1]
- August 27
- Death of Silas Wright in Canton, New York, USA; New York Legislature (1824-27), U.S House of Representatives (1827-29), comptroller of New York (1829-33), U.S. Senate (1833-44), Governor of New York (1844-46). [626.226]
1848
- January 9
- Death of Caroline Lucretia Herschel in Hannover, Germany; discovered three nebulae and eight comets, given a gold medal by the British Astronomical Society. [37]
- January 20
- Death of Christian VIII, King of Denmark (born 1786). [845]
- February 20
- [Willem] Alexander, prince of Netherlands/General-Major, dies at age 29. [1]
- February 23
- John Quincy Adams, 6th US President (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at age 80. [1] [410.96] [845]
- February 24
- Frans van Campenhout, Belgian singer/composer (Brabançonne), dies at age 69. [1]
- March 29
- Death of John Jacob Astor at age 84, American businessman, chartered American Fur Company (born 1763). [1] [845]
- April 10
- Godert AGP baron van Capellen, Governor-General of Dutch-Indies, dies at age 69. [1]
- April 30
- Friedrich Freiherr Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant, dies at age 53. [1]
- June 27
- Death of Denis Auguste Affre, Archbishop of Paris (born 1793). [845]
- August 8
- Death of Veera Puran Appu, Sri Lankan hero who led the Matale Rebellion against the British (born 1812). [845]
- November 24
- Death of William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1779). [845]
- December 19
- Adam van Duyn, governor of South Holland, dies at age 77. [1]
1849
- January 26
- Death of Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet (Death's Jest-Book), suicide at age 45. [1]
- February 8
- France Preseren, Slovenian poet (Sonetni Venec), dies at age 48. [1]
- February 15
- Pierre F Verhulst, Belgian mathematician (logistic curve), dies at age 44. [1]
- March 17
- Willem II Frederik GL, King of Netherlands (1840-49), dies at age 56. [1] [626.221]
- April 3
- Juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet (Father of the Plague-Patient), dies at age 39. [1]
- May 2
- David H Chassé, Baron/General (fought Napoleon at Waterloo), dies at age 84. [1]
- May 25
- Andreas Michiels, Dutch Military Governor of West Sumatra, dies in battle at age 52. [1]
- May 31
- Léonard du Bus de Gisignies, Governor-General of Netherlands-Indies, dies at age 69. [1]
- June 15
- Death of James Knox Polk of cholera in Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Legislature (1823-24), House of Representatives (1825-39), Tennessee Governor (1840-41), 11th US President (1845-49). [1] [549.50]
- September 13
- First US prize fight fatality (Tom McCoy). [1]
- October 7
- Death of Edgar Allen Poe, at age 40; poet, author and literary critic (The Fall of the House of Usher, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Purloined Letter, The Raven). [129] [255.43] [1321.10]
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