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gambler. horse thief. outlaw. Henry McCarty (September 17 or November 23, 1859 – July 14, 1881), alias William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, was an American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West who is alleged to have killed 21 men before he was shot and killed at the age of 21.
- Henry McCarty, September 17 or November 23, 1859, New York City, U.S.
- Gunshot wound
2 days ago · Billy the Kid (born November 23, 1859?, New York, New York, U.S.—died July 14, 1881, Fort Sumner, New Mexico) American outlaw who was one of the most notorious gunfighters of the American West. Although he claimed to have killed 21 men, the actual number is likely less than 10.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 3, 2014 · (1859-1881) Who Was Billy the Kid? Little is known of Billy the Kid's youth, but early on he entered a life of thievery, eventually heading west and joining a violent gang. Billy was...
May 14, 2020 · As the story goes, Billy—just 21 years old, but already a murderer who had escaped from jail and killed two guards in the process—made the mistake of walking into a darkened bedroom, where...
Dec 5, 2023 · On July 14, 1881, Billy the Kid died at the age of 21 after being shot in the chest in Fort Sumner, New Mexico by Sheriff Pat Garrett — though some say the story didn’t end there. Public DomainA depiction of Billy the Kid’s death from Sheriff Pat Garrett’s 1882 biography of the outlaw.
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Mar 5, 2024 · Pat Garrett (born June 5, 1850, Chambers county, Alabama, U.S.—died February 29, 1908, near Las Cruces, New Mexico) was a Western U.S. lawman known as the man who killed Billy the Kid.
Sep 1, 2023 · Updated March 7, 2024. Born in 1859 and shot dead at the age of just 21, Billy the Kid may have lived a short life, but it was filled with some of the most storied exploits of the Old West. From his first robberies to his days as a frontier gunslinger to his sudden death, Billy the Kid remains perhaps the definitive legend of the Wild West.