Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1881

Jun 03 Japanese giant salamander, dies in Dutch zoo at 55; oldest amphibian on this day in history.  

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

Jun 13 Josef Skoda, Czech physician (b. 1805) died in the year 1881.  

Jun 16 In the year 1881 death of marie Laveau, American Voodoo practitioner (b. 1801)  

Jun 28 On this day in history death of jules Armand Dufaure, French statesman (b. 1798)  

Jul 04 Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish statesman (b. 1806) died on this day in history.  

Jul 10 On this day in history death of georg Hermann Nicolai, German architect (b. 1812)  

Jul 14 In the year 1881 death of billy the Kid, American outlaw (b. 1859?)  

Jul 15 William "Billy the Kid" Bonney, shot by sheriff Pat Garrett at 21 died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1881.  

Jul 26 On this day in history george Borrow, writer, dies  

Jul 27 Johann Christian Lobe, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Aug 02 Marcus Andrews Hislop Clarke, author (His Natural Life) at 35 died in the year 1881.  

Aug 06 James White, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. 1821) died in the year 1881.  

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

Sep 07 Sidney Clopton Lanier, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 13 In the year 1881 ambrose Everett Burnside, US Union general, dies at 57  

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 On this day in history luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer, dies at 74  

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

Oct 03 In the year 1881 death of orson Pratt, American religious leader (b. 1811)  

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

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 in the year 1881.  

Nov 09 On this day in history death of edwin Drake, Father of the oil industry, drilled the first oil well.  

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 in the year 1881.  

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

Dec 13 In the year 1881 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 In the year 1881 birth of carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva)  

Jan 01 In the year 1881 birth of vajiravudh, King of Thailand (d. 1925)  

Jan 04 Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth) was born in the year 1881.  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations)  

Jan 09 Edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.