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 Henry Vieuxtemps, Belgian composer, dies at 61 in the year 1881.  

Jun 13 On this day in history death of josef Skoda, Czech physician (b. 1805)  

Jun 16 Marie Laveau, American Voodoo practitioner (b. 1801) died in the year 1881.  

Jun 28 Jules Armand Dufaure, French statesman (b. 1798) died on this day in history.  

Jul 04 In the year 1881 death of johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish statesman (b. 1806)  

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 On this day in history death of william "Billy the Kid" Bonney, shot by sheriff Pat Garrett at 21  

Jul 17 On this day in history death of jim Bridger, American mountain man, Indian fighter, and explorer (b. 1804)  

Jul 20 Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 26 George Borrow, writer, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 27 On this day in history johann Christian Lobe, composer, dies at 84  

Aug 02 Marcus Andrews Hislop Clarke, author (His Natural Life) at 35 died on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1881.  

Sep 13 Ambrose Everett Burnside, US Union general, dies at 57 in the year 1881.  

Sep 19 In the year 1881 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 In the year 1881 frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer, dies at 78  

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

Oct 22 On this day in history janis Cimze, composer, dies at 67  

Oct 26 In the year 1881 billy Clanton, brother of Ike, dies  

Nov 01 In the year 1881 jacques F H Perk, Dutch poet (Iris), dies at 22  

Nov 07 On this day in history death of john MacHale, Irish Archbishop (Tuam) and writer (b. 1791)  

Nov 09 Edwin Drake, Father of the oil industry, drilled the first oil well died in the year 1881.  

Nov 21 Ami Boué, Austrian geologist (b. 1794) died on this day in history.  

Nov 25 Theobald Boehm, German inventor of the modern flute (b. 1794) died in the year 1881.  

Dec 07 In the year 1881 julius FA Bahnsen, Ger philosopher (Tragic as Weltgesetz), dies at 51  

Dec 13 On this day in history august Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43  

Dec 17 Lewis H Morgan, US ethnologist (Iroquois-indians), dies at 62 in the year 1881.  

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Jan 01 Carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04 In the year 1881 birth of wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth)  

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

Jan 08 In the year 1881 birth of henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960)  

Jan 09 Giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo) was born in the year 1881.  

Jan 09 In the year 1881 birth of lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations)  

Jan 09 In the year 1881 birth of edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904)