In the year 1881
157 Notable deaths
Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
English churchman, dean of westminster (1815-1881).
Born December 13th, 1815 in Alderley Edge.
Died July 18th, 1881 at 65 years old in London.
Elisabeth Baumann
Danish artist (1818-1881).
Born November 27th, 1818 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1881 at 62 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Andrei Zhelyabov
Russian revolutionary (1851-1881).
Born August 29th, 1851 in Mykolayivka.
Died April 15th, 1881 at 29 years old in Saint Petersburg (hanging to death).
Émile Littré
French lexicographer and philosopher (1801-1881).
Born February 1st, 1801 in former 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1881 at 80 years old in rue d'Assas. [ref]
Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen
German general (1815–1881).
Born June 18th, 1815 in Darmstadt.
Died April 26th, 1881 at 65 years old in Merano (pneumonia).
Julius Bahnsen
German philosopher (1830–1881).
Born March 30th, 1830 in Tønder.
Died December 7th, 1881 at 51 years old in Lębork.
Daniel Comboni
Catholic saint, bishop and missionary (1831–1881).
Born March 15th, 1831 in Limone sul Garda.
Died October 10th, 1881 at 50 years old in Khartoum (cholera).
Duke Peter of Oldenburg
Russian duke (1812–1881).
Born August 26th, 1812 in Yaroslavl.
Died May 14th, 1881 at 68 years old in Saint Petersburg.
August Šenoa
Croatian novelist (1838-1881).
Born November 14th, 1838 in Zagreb.
Died December 13th, 1881 at 43 years old in Zagreb (pneumonia).
Duke Alexander of Württemberg
Duke of württemberg (1804-1881).
Born December 20th, 1804 in Riga.
Died October 28th, 1881 at 76 years old in Bayreuth.
Gerard Krefft
German-australian zoologist and palaeontologist (1830-1881).
Born February 17th, 1830 in Brunswick.
Died February 19th, 1881 at 51 years old in Sydney.
Josiah Gilbert Holland
Novelist, poet, editor (1819–1881).
Born July 24th, 1819 in Belchertown.
Died October 12th, 1881 at 62 years old in New York City. [ref]
Thomas François Burgers
Transvaal politician (1834-1881).
Born April 15th, 1834 in Graaff-Reinet.
Died December 9th, 1881 at 47 years old in Richmond.
Robert Mallet
Geophysicist, civil engineer and inventor from ireland (1810-1881).
Born June 3rd, 1810 in Dublin.
Died November 5th, 1881 at 71 years old in Clapham.
Nikolai Kibalchich
Ukrainian revolutionary and scientist (1853-1881).
Born October 31st, 1853 in Korop.
Died April 15th, 1881 at 27 years old in Saint Petersburg (hanging to death).
Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis
Duchess of braganza (1860–1881).
Born May 28th, 1860 in Dresden.
Died February 7th, 1881 at 20 years old in Sopron (puerperal disorders).
Eduard Heine
German mathematician (1821–1881).
Born March 16th, 1821 in Berlin.
Died October 21st, 1881 at 60 years old in Halle (Saale).
Maurice Raynaud
French doctor (1834-1881).
Born August 10th, 1834 in former 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1881 at 46 years old in Meudon (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Isaac Israel Hayes
United states explorer and physician (1832-1881).
Born March 5th, 1832 in Chester County.
Died December 17th, 1881 at 49 years old in New York City.
Henry Stanbery
American lawyer (1803-1881).
Born February 20th, 1803 in New York City.
Died June 26th, 1881 at 78 years old in New York City.
Richard MacDonnell
Former governor of the gambia, south australia, nova scotia, and hong kong (1814-1881).
Born September 3rd, 1814 in Dublin.
Died February 5th, 1881 at 66 years old in Hyères.
Orville Hickman Browning
American politician (1806-1881).
Born February 10th, 1806 in Cynthiana.
Died August 10th, 1881 at 75 years old in Quincy.
Émile de Girardin
French politician and journalist (1802-1881).
Born June 22nd, 1802 in rue Chabanais.
Died April 27th, 1881 at 78 years old in rue La Pérouse. [ref]
James S. White
American publisher, co-founder of the seventh-day adventist church (1821–1881).
Born August 4th, 1821 in Palmyra.
Died August 6th, 1881 at 60 years old in Battle Creek (malaria).
Friedrich Kasiski
German cryptographer and archaeologist (1805-1881).
Born November 29th, 1805 in Człuchów.
Died May 22nd, 1881 at 75 years old in Szczecinek.
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