Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1881

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

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

Jun 13 In the year 1881 death of josef Skoda, Czech physician (b. 1805)  

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 in the year 1881.  

Jul 14 Billy the Kid, American outlaw (b. 1859?) died on this day in history.  

Jul 15 On this day in history 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 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 Johann Christian Lobe, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 19 James A Garfield, 20th president (1881), dies of gunshot wound at 49 in the year 1881.  

Sep 22 Solomon L. Spink, U.S. Congressman from Illinois (b. 1831) died in the year 1881.  

Sep 24 In the year 1881 luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer, dies at 74  

Oct 01 Frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1881.  

Oct 03 Orson Pratt, American religious leader (b. 1811) died in the year 1881.  

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

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

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

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 On this day in history death of ami Boué, Austrian geologist (b. 1794)  

Nov 25 Theobald Boehm, German inventor of the modern flute (b. 1794) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Dec 17 In the year 1881 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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1881 birth of nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer  

Jan 08 Henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960) was born in the year 1881.  

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

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations)  

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