What Happened In September 1881 In History

Historical Events for September, 1881

• 19th » U.S. President James A. Garfield dies of wounds suffered in a July 2 shooting.
• 20th » Chester A. Arthur is inaugurated as the 21st President of the United States following the assassination of James Garfield.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1881

• 5th » Otto Bauer, Austrian politician, Foreign Minister of Austria (d. 1938)
• 5th » Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson, English field marshal (d. 1964)
• 8th » Harry Hillman, American hurdler (d. 1945)
• 15th » Ettore Bugatti, Italian-French businessman, founded Bugatti (d. 1947)
• 16th » Clive Bell, English philosopher and critic (d. 1964)
• 17th » Alfred Carpenter, English admiral, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1955)
• 25th » Lu Xun, Chinese author and critic (d. 1936)
• 26th » Hiram Wesley Evans, American Ku Klux Klan leader (d. 1966)
• 28th » Pedro de Cordoba, American actor (d. 1950)
• 29th » Ludwig von Mises, Austrian-American economist, sociologist and philosopher (d. 1973)

Famous Deaths for September 1881

• 7th » Sidney Lanier, American poet and academic (b. 1842)
• 13th » Ambrose Burnside, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1824)
• 19th » James A. Garfield, American general, lawyer, and politician, and the 20th President of the United States (b. 1831)
• 22nd » Solomon L. Spink, American lawyer and politician (b. 1831)

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