| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1742 | Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco Died |
| 1742 | Pedro Aranaz Was Born |
| January 24 1742 | Benedikt Anton Aufschnaiter Died |
| 1742 | Jan Josef Ignác Brentner Died |
| July 01 1742 | Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský Died |
| 1742 | Henry Eccles Died |
| 1742 | Roman Hoffstetter Was Born |
| 1742 | Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz Was Born |
| 1742 | Simon Le Duc Was Born |
| 1742 | Vasily Pashkevich Was Born |
| 1742 | Carlos Seixas Died |
| 1742 | Anton Ferdinand Tietz Was Born |
| January 24 1742 | Roman Emperor Is Charles VII Albert |
| February 16 1742 | Spencer Compton Become Britain's Prime Minister |
| April 13 1742 | Messiah Makes Its World Premiere In Ireland |