Famous Deaths Happened In 1881

Jan 01 Louis auguste blanqui: French political activist (b. 1805)  

Jan 21 Wilhelm matthias naeff: Swiss federal councilor (b. 1802)  

Jan 25 Konstantin thon: Russian architect (b. 1794)  

Jan 30 Jaak nikolaas lemmens: Flemish composer,  

Feb 02 Aleksej f pisemski: Russian writer (clodhopper),  

Feb 05 Thomas carlyle: Historian/essayist,  

Feb 06 Pieter mijer: Gov-gen of neth in  

Feb 07 Fredrik cygnaeus: Finnish poet/literature critic,  

Feb 09 Feodor m dostoevski: Russian novelist (crime & punishment),  

Feb 14 Fernando wood: New york city mayor (b. 1812)  

Feb 27 George colley: British governor of natal/general,  

Mar 06 Horatia nelson: The illegitimate daughter of emma hamilton and horatio nelson (b. 1801)  

Mar 13 Alexander ii: Tsar of russia, assassinated at 62  

Mar 15 Emory upton: Us union gen-maj (selma), commits suicide at 42  

Mar 16 Modest p mussorgsky: Russian composer (boris godunov),  

Mar 21 Samuel courtauld: American-born textile magnate (b. 1793)  

Mar 23 Nikolay rubinstein: Composer,  

Mar 24 Friedrich hecker: German revolutionary republic politician,  

Mar 26 Roman sanguszko: Polish aristocrat (b. 1800)  

Mar 28 Modest petrovich mussorgsky: Composer,  

Mar 31 Gaetano gaspari: Composer,  

Apr 07 Pierre napoleon bonaparte: Corsican mp,  

Apr 11 Kristian mandrup elster: Norwegian author (torn trondal),  

Apr 16 George william martin: Composer,  

Apr 19 Benjamin disraeli: 1st earl (beaconsfield)/novelist,  

Apr 26 Ludwig freiherr von und zu der tann-rathsamhausen: German general (b. 1815)  

Apr 27 Ludwig a benedek: Austrian general,  

Apr 28 Robert w ollinger: Us warden/last victim of billy the kid,  

May 03 Josip jurcic: Slovic writer (schone vida),  

May 11 Henri-frederic amiel: Swiss/french writer (journal intime),  

May 23 Kit carson: Frontiersman,  

May 24 Samuel palmer: Landscape painter,  

May 26 Jakob bernays: German philologist (b. 1824)  

Jun 02 Émile littré: French lexicographer (b. 1801)  

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Jan 01 Carry van bridges: [de haan], dutch author (heleen, eva)  

Jan 01 Vajiravudh: King of thailand  

Jan 04 Wilhelm lehmbruck: German painter/poet/sculptor (seated youth)  

Jan 05 Nikolay andreyevich roslavets: Composer  

Jan 08 Henrik shipstead: American politician  

Jan 09 Giovanni papini: Italy, writer (il diavolo)  

Jan 09 Lascelles abercrombie: English poet/critic (revaluations)  

Jan 09 Edouard beaupré: Horse lifter