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 In the year 1881 death of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (b. 1794)
Jan 30 In the year 1881 jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer, dies at 58
Feb 02 In the year 1881 aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59
Feb 05 Thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85 in the year 1881.
Feb 06 Pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68 in the year 1881.
Feb 07 In the year 1881 fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73