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 On this day in history henry Vieuxtemps, Belgian composer, dies at 61  

Jun 13 Josef Skoda, Czech physician (b. 1805) died on this day in history.  

Jun 16 On this day in history death of marie Laveau, American Voodoo practitioner (b. 1801)  

Jun 28 On this day in history death of jules Armand Dufaure, French statesman (b. 1798)  

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

Jul 17 Jim Bridger, American mountain man, Indian fighter, and explorer (b. 1804) died in the year 1881.  

Jul 20 On this day in history thomas Fermor-Hesketh, English 1st baron of Hesketh, dies  

Jul 26 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 06 In the year 1881 death of james White, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. 1821)  

Aug 19 Joseph Labitzky, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1881.  

Sep 07 On this day in history sidney Clopton Lanier, composer, dies at 39  

Sep 08 On this day in history w Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral, dies at 84  

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 Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1881.  

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 Janis Cimze, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1881.  

Oct 26 Billy Clanton, brother of Ike, dies in the year 1881.  

Nov 01 Jacques F H Perk, Dutch poet (Iris), dies at 22 in the year 1881.  

Nov 07 John MacHale, Irish Archbishop (Tuam) and writer (b. 1791) died on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1881 death of theobald Boehm, German inventor of the modern flute (b. 1794)  

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

Dec 13 In the year 1881 august Senoa, Croatian writer (Kletva [The Curse]), dies at 43  

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 Vajiravudh, King of Thailand (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter/poet/sculptor (Seated Youth) was born in the year 1881.  

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

Jan 08 Henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo)  

Jan 09 Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations) was born in the year 1881.  

Jan 09 Edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904) was born in the year 1881.