23 notable events from 1842 — wars, massacres and fires.
- 1842 retreat from Kabul
Jan 13, 1842 · Afghanistan · War & armed conflict
- Great fire of Hamburg
from May 5, 1842 · Germany · Fire
- Versailles rail accident
May 8, 1842 · France · Rail accident
- Battle of Gandamak
Jan 6, 1842–Jan 13, 1842 · Afghanistan · War & armed conflict
- Mier expedition
Nov 1842 · Mexico · War & armed conflict
- Liberal rebellions of 1842
from 1842 · Brazil · War & armed conflict
- Dawson massacre
Sep 17, 1842 · United States · Massacre
- 1842 general strike
Sep 1, 1842 · United Kingdom · War & armed conflict
- Bombardment of Barcelona (1842)
Dec 3, 1842 · Spain · War & armed conflict
- 1842 Slave Revolt in the Cherokee Nation
Nov 15, 1842–Nov 28, 1842 · United States · War & armed conflict
- Nerbudda incident
Aug 10, 1842 · Taiwan · Massacre
- 1842 Cap-Haïtien earthquake
May 7, 1842 · Haiti · Earthquake
- Attempted assassination of Lilburn Boggs
May 6, 1842 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Lombard Street riot
Aug 1, 1842–Aug 3, 1842 · United States · Riot & unrest
- Ivory Coast expedition
Jun 1842–Dec 1842 · Côte d'Ivoire · War & armed conflict
- Battle of Beni Mered
Apr 11, 1842–Apr 12, 1842 · Algeria · War & armed conflict
- 1842 Urakami crackdown
1842 · Japan
- Shoorcha rebellion
Jan 1, 1842 · Russian Federation · War & armed conflict
- Charles Christian Dutton
Jan 1, 1842 · Massacre
- Fire of Perm
Sep 14, 1842 · Russian Federation · Fire
- Mary Carver Affair
Apr 24, 1842 · Côte d'Ivoire · War & armed conflict
- Muncy Abolition riot of 1842
Apr 1, 1842 · United States · Riot & unrest
- Wallers Ash tunnel collapse
Apr 2, 1842 · United Kingdom · Industrial & structural disaster