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 On this day in history jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer, dies at 58
Feb 02 Aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59 in the year 1881.
Feb 05 Thomas Carlyle, historian/essayist, dies in London at 85 on this day in history.
Feb 06 In the year 1881 pieter Mijer, Gov-Gen of Neth Indies (1866-72), dies at 68
Feb 07 In the year 1881 fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73