Billy the Kid, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Billy the Kid

American cattle rustler, gambler, horse thief, outlaw, cowboy and ranch hand

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1859

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 14-Jul-1881

Profession: cowboy, serial killer, gunfighter, gambler, ranch hand

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Billy the Kid

  • Henry McCarty (September 17 or November 23, 1859 – July 14, 1881), better known as "Billy the Kid" and also by the pseudonym William H.
  • Bonney, was an outlaw and gunfighter of the American Old West who killed eight men before he was shot and killed at age 21.
  • He also participated in New Mexico's Lincoln County War, during which he allegedly committed three murders. McCarty was orphaned at age 14.
  • His first arrest was for stealing food, at age 16, in late 1875.
  • Ten days later, he robbed a Chinese laundry and was again arrested, but he escaped shortly after.
  • He fled from New Mexico Territory into neighboring Arizona Territory, making him both an outlaw and a federal fugitive.
  • In 1877, McCarty began to refer to himself as "William H.
  • Bonney".
  • Two different versions of a wanted poster dated September 23, 1875, refer to him as "Wm.
  • Wright, better known as Billy the Kid".After murdering a blacksmith during an altercation in August 1877, McCarty became a wanted man in Arizona and returned to New Mexico, where he joined a group of cattle rustlers.
  • He became well-known in the region when he joined the Regulators and took part in the Lincoln County War of 1878.
  • McCarty and two other Regulators were later charged with killing three men, including Lincoln County Sheriff William J.
  • Brady and one of his deputies. McCarty's notoriety grew in December 1880 when the Las Vegas Gazette in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and The Sun in New York City carried stories about his crimes.
  • Sheriff Pat Garrett captured McCarty later that month.
  • In April 1881, McCarty was tried and convicted of Brady's murder, and was sentenced to hang in May of that year.
  • He escaped from jail on April 28, killing two sheriff's deputies in the process and evading capture for more than two months.
  • Garrett shot and killed McCarty, aged 21, in Fort Sumner on July 14, 1881.
  • During the following decades, legends grew that McCarty had survived, and a number of men claimed to be him.
  • Billy the Kid remains one of the most notorious figures from the era, and his life and likeness have been frequently dramatized in Western popular culture.

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