What Happened In April 1881 In History

Historical Events for April, 1881

• 11th » Spelman College is founded in Atlanta or Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, an institute of higher education for African-American women.
• 14th » The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight is fought in El Paso, Texas.
• 16th » In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.
• 18th » Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County, New Mexico or Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1881

• 1st » Henri Laurent, French fencer (d. 1954)
• 3rd » Alcide De Gasperi, Italian politician, 30th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1954)
• 6th » Karl Staaf, Swedish pole vaulter and hammer thrower (d. 1953)
• 14th » Husain Salaahuddin, Maldivian poet and scholar (d. 1948)
• 22nd » Alexander Kerensky, Russian politician, 10th Prime Minister of Russia (d. 1970)

Famous Deaths for April 1881

• 19th » Benjamin Disraeli, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1804)
• 26th » Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general (b. 1815)
• 28th » Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon, French sculptor and photographer (b. 1818)

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