Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1881

Jun 03 Japanese giant salamander, dies in Dutch zoo at 55; oldest amphibian in the year 1881.  

Jun 06 In the year 1881 henry Vieuxtemps, Belgian composer, dies at 61  

Jun 13 Josef Skoda, Czech physician (b. 1805) died in the year 1881.  

Jun 16 In the year 1881 death of marie Laveau, American Voodoo practitioner (b. 1801)  

Jun 28 Jules Armand Dufaure, French statesman (b. 1798) died in the year 1881.  

Jul 04 Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish statesman (b. 1806) died in the year 1881.  

Jul 10 Georg Hermann Nicolai, German architect (b. 1812) died on this day in history.  

Jul 14 In the year 1881 death of billy the Kid, American outlaw (b. 1859?)  

Jul 15 In the year 1881 death of william "Billy the Kid" Bonney, shot by sheriff Pat Garrett at 21  

Jul 17 In the year 1881 death of jim Bridger, American mountain man, Indian fighter, and explorer (b. 1804)  

Jul 20 Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh, dies in the year 1881.  

Jul 26 In the year 1881 george Borrow, writer, dies  

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 in the year 1881.  

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

Aug 19 On this day in history joseph Labitzky, composer, dies at 79  

Sep 07 Sidney Clopton Lanier, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

Sep 08 In the year 1881 w Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral, dies at 84  

Sep 13 In the year 1881 ambrose Everett Burnside, US Union general, dies at 57  

Sep 19 James A Garfield, 20th president (1881), dies of gunshot wound at 49 on this day in history.  

Sep 22 Solomon L. Spink, U.S. Congressman from Illinois (b. 1831) died on this day in history.  

Sep 24 Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Oct 01 On this day in history frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer, dies at 78  

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

Oct 22 In the year 1881 janis Cimze, composer, dies at 67  

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

Nov 01 Jacques F H Perk, Dutch poet (Iris), dies at 22 on this day in history.  

Nov 07 John MacHale, Irish Archbishop (Tuam) and writer (b. 1791) died in the year 1881.  

Nov 09 In the year 1881 death of edwin Drake, Father of the oil industry, drilled the first oil well.  

Nov 21 In the year 1881 death of ami Boué, Austrian geologist (b. 1794)  

Nov 25 On this day in history death of theobald Boehm, German inventor of the modern flute (b. 1794)  

Dec 07 Julius FA Bahnsen, Ger philosopher (Tragic as Weltgesetz), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Dec 13 August Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43 in the year 1881.  

Dec 17 On this day in history lewis H Morgan, US ethnologist (Iroquois-indians), dies at 62  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of carry van Bridges, [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva)  

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

Jan 04 Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer was born in the year 1881.  

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

Jan 09 Giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09 Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904)