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1842 in Germany

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1842
in
Germany

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See also:Other events of 1842
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Events from the year 1842 in Germany.

Incumbents

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Events

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  • The Great fire of Hamburg began early on May 5, 1842, in Deichstraße and burned until the morning of May 8, destroying about one third of the buildings in the Altstadt.[2]
  • The Walhalla is a hall of fame that honours laudable and distinguished people in German history – "politicians, sovereigns, scientists and artists of the German tongue" completed in 1842.[3]


Births

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Karl May
Carl von Linde


Deaths

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Clemens Brentano

References

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  1. ^ Van der Kiste 2004, p. 189.
  2. ^ Harry Braun and Manfred Gihl, Der große Hamburger Brand von 1842, Erfurt: Sutton, 2012, ISBN 9783866809963, p. 19 (in German).
  3. ^ Official Guide booklet, 2002, p. 3

Bibliography

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Van der Kiste, John (2004), George III's Children (revised ed.), Stroud, United Kingdom: Sutton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 978-0-7509-3438-1