Famous Deaths In 1881

Jun 03 Japanese giant salamander, dies in Dutch zoo at 55; oldest amphibian in the year 1881.  

Jun 06 On this day in history henry Vieuxtemps, Belgian composer, dies at 61  

Jun 13 Josef Skoda, Czech physician (b. 1805) died on this day in history.  

Jun 16 On this day in history death of marie Laveau, American Voodoo practitioner (b. 1801)  

Jun 28 Jules Armand Dufaure, French statesman (b. 1798) died on this day in history.  

Jul 04 Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish statesman (b. 1806) died in the year 1881.  

Jul 10 In the year 1881 death of georg Hermann Nicolai, German architect (b. 1812)  

Jul 14 On this day in history death of billy the Kid, American outlaw (b. 1859?)  

Jul 15 William "Billy the Kid" Bonney, shot by sheriff Pat Garrett at 21 died in the year 1881.  

Jul 17 On this day in history death of jim Bridger, American mountain man, Indian fighter, and explorer (b. 1804)  

Jul 20 In the year 1881 thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh, dies  

Jul 26 George Borrow, writer, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 27 Johann Christian Lobe, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1881.  

Aug 02 In the year 1881 death of marcus Andrews Hislop Clarke, author (His Natural Life) at 35  

Aug 06 In the year 1881 death of james White, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. 1821)  

Aug 19 In the year 1881 joseph Labitzky, composer, dies at 79  

Sep 07 In the year 1881 sidney Clopton Lanier, composer, dies at 39  

Sep 08 On this day in history w Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral, dies at 84  

Sep 13 Ambrose Everett Burnside, US Union general, dies at 57 in the year 1881.  

Sep 19 On this day in history james A Garfield, 20th president (1881), dies of gunshot wound at 49  

Sep 22 Solomon L. Spink, U.S. Congressman from Illinois (b. 1831) died on this day in history.  

Sep 24 In the year 1881 luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer, dies at 74  

Oct 01 On this day in history frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer, dies at 78  

Oct 03 Orson Pratt, American religious leader (b. 1811) died in the year 1881.  

Oct 22 On this day in history janis Cimze, composer, dies at 67  

Oct 26 On this day in history billy Clanton, brother of Ike, dies  

Nov 01 Jacques F H Perk, Dutch poet (Iris), dies at 22 in the year 1881.  

Nov 07 John MacHale, Irish Archbishop (Tuam) and writer (b. 1791) died on this day in history.  

Nov 09 Edwin Drake, Father of the oil industry, drilled the first oil well died on this day in history.  

Nov 21 On this day in history death of ami Boué, Austrian geologist (b. 1794)  

Nov 25 Theobald Boehm, German inventor of the modern flute (b. 1794) died on this day in history.  

Dec 07 Julius FA Bahnsen, Ger philosopher (Tragic as Weltgesetz), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Dec 13 August Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43 on this day in history.  

Dec 17 Lewis H Morgan, US ethnologist (Iroquois-indians), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva)  

Jan 01 Vajiravudh, King of Thailand (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 In the year 1881 birth of nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer  

Jan 08 Henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960) was born in the year 1881.  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo)  

Jan 09 Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations) was born in the year 1881.  

Jan 09 Edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904) was born in the year 1881.