1842

1842 was a year.

Events

Dated

In October, Horace Stockwood stole a sacred tablet from the natives of Easter Island and left behind his friend and partner Alexander Richards. (PROSE: Eye of Heaven)

In December, the Great Intelligence made contact with Walter Simeon. (TV: The Snowmen)

Undated

The majority of Fulbright Hall was constructed or restored by Augustus Fulbright. (PROSE: Evolution)

The British Army engaged in Afghanistan experienced disaster during the retreat from besieged Kabul to Jalalabad. The First Doctor, Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright were caught up in the retreat. (PROSE: Mire and Clay)

Richard Owen coined the term Dinosauria, meaning "terrible lizard". The Twelfth Doctor later claimed to have suggested the term to him. (PROSE: A History of Humankind ^[+]Loading...["A History of Humankind (novel)"])

Births and deaths

Abasi was born in the Congo. (AUDIO: The Ghosts of Gralstead)

Sir Iain Laws was born in Scotland. (PROSE: The Wheel of Ice)