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Billy the Kid

Historical Figure

Billy the Kid

1859–1881

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Timeline

1859
Birth

American outlaw (d. 1881)

November 23 →
1881
Death

William H. Bonney aka Billy the Kid, American gunfighter and outlaw (born 1859 or 1860)

July 14 →
1881
Event

Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.

April 18 →
1881
Event

Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Pat Garrett outside Fort Sumner.

July 14 →
1881
Event

Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.

April 28 →
1881
Event

American outlaw Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in the Maxwell House at Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

July 14 →

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