Timeline Friday 2 December 1881

Events on Friday 2 December 1881 1

• 1881 Death of Jenny Marx Loss of his wife and collaborator Jenny Marx died on December 2, 1881, after decades of shared political struggle, exile, and poverty with her husband. Her death was a profound personal blow to Marx, whose own health had already begun to decline, and he never fully recovered from the loss in the final years of his life.