Famous Deaths In 1881

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

Jun 06 Henry Vieuxtemps, Belgian composer, dies at 61 in the year 1881.  

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 In the year 1881 death of jules Armand Dufaure, French statesman (b. 1798)  

Jul 04 On this day in history death of johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish statesman (b. 1806)  

Jul 10 On this day in history 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 Jim Bridger, American mountain man, Indian fighter, and explorer (b. 1804) died on this day in history.  

Jul 20 Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 26 George Borrow, writer, dies in the year 1881.  

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

Aug 02 Marcus Andrews Hislop Clarke, author (His Natural Life) at 35 died on this day in history.  

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

Aug 19 On this day in history joseph Labitzky, composer, dies at 79  

Sep 07 On this day in history sidney Clopton Lanier, composer, dies at 39  

Sep 08 W Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Sep 13 On this day in history ambrose Everett Burnside, US Union general, dies at 57  

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

Sep 22 Solomon L. Spink, U.S. Congressman from Illinois (b. 1831) died in the year 1881.  

Sep 24 Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1881.  

Oct 01 Frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Oct 03 On this day in history death of orson Pratt, American religious leader (b. 1811)  

Oct 22 Janis Cimze, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Oct 26 Billy Clanton, brother of Ike, dies in the year 1881.  

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 in the year 1881.  

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

Nov 21 In the year 1881 death of ami Boué, Austrian geologist (b. 1794)  

Nov 25 Theobald Boehm, German inventor of the modern flute (b. 1794) died in the year 1881.  

Dec 07 Julius FA Bahnsen, Ger philosopher (Tragic as Weltgesetz), dies at 51 in the year 1881.  

Dec 13 August Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43 in the year 1881.  

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 in the year 1881.  

Jan 05 Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960)  

Jan 09 Giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo) was born in the year 1881.  

Jan 09 Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904)