Jan 01 Louis Auguste Blanqui, French political activist (b. 1805) died in the year 1881.
Jan 21 In the year 1881 death of wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1802)
Jan 25 Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (b. 1794) died in the year 1881.
Jan 30 Jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer, dies at 58 in the year 1881.
Feb 02 On this day in history aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59
Feb 05 Thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85 on this day in history.
Feb 06 On this day in history pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68
Feb 07 Fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73 on this day in history.