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