Famous Deaths
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist (Crime and Punishment, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man) who helped shape literary modernism and existentialism, dies from a pulmonary haemorrhage at 59
1881 Highlights
About February 9, 1881
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 140 years, 11 months and 15 days
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Aquarius
