Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1881

Jun 03 On this day in history japanese giant salamander, dies in Dutch zoo at 55; oldest amphibian  

Jun 06 In the year 1881 henry Vieuxtemps, Belgian composer, dies at 61  

Jun 13 On this day in history death of josef Skoda, Czech physician (b. 1805)  

Jun 16 Marie Laveau, American Voodoo practitioner (b. 1801) died in the year 1881.  

Jun 28 In the year 1881 death of jules Armand Dufaure, French statesman (b. 1798)  

Jul 04 In the year 1881 death of johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish statesman (b. 1806)  

Jul 10 Georg Hermann Nicolai, German architect (b. 1812) died in the year 1881.  

Jul 14 Billy the Kid, American outlaw (b. 1859?) died on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1881 george Borrow, writer, dies  

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 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 In the year 1881 w Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral, dies at 84  

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 in the year 1881.  

Sep 22 In the year 1881 death of solomon L. Spink, U.S. Congressman from Illinois (b. 1831)  

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

Oct 01 In the year 1881 frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer, dies at 78  

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

Oct 22 Janis Cimze, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1881.  

Oct 26 In the year 1881 billy Clanton, brother of Ike, dies  

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

Nov 07 In the year 1881 death of john MacHale, Irish Archbishop (Tuam) and writer (b. 1791)  

Nov 09 Edwin Drake, Father of the oil industry, drilled the first oil well died in the year 1881.  

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 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 On this day in history august Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43  

Dec 17 On this day in history lewis H Morgan, US ethnologist (Iroquois-indians), dies at 62  

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Jan 01 Carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva) was born in the year 1881.  

Jan 01 Vajiravudh, King of Thailand (d. 1925) was born in the year 1881.  

Jan 04 In the year 1881 birth of wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth)  

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

Jan 08 Henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960) was born on this day in history.  

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 Edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.