- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilliam Frederick Cody
- Nickname
- Buffalo Bill
- Buffalo Bill Cody was born on February 26, 1846 in Scott County, Iowa, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Fighting with Buffalo Bill (1926), The Indians Are Coming (1930) and Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931). He was married to Louise Maude Frederici. He died on January 10, 1917 in Denver, Colorado, USA.
- SpouseLouise Maude Frederici(March 6, 1866 - January 10, 1917) (his death, 4 children)
- 1896: Founded Cody, WY.
- 1872: Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his role as a scout for the United States Army (1868-1872).
- 6/6/88: Pictured on a 15¢ US definitive postage stamp in the Great Americans series.
- 1883: Staged his first Wild West Show in Omaha, NE.
- Pictured (as Buffalo Bill) on one of a set of twenty 29¢ US commemorative postage stamps celebrating Legends of the West, issued 18 October 1994. A set of twenty 19¢ US postcards with pictures of the stamps was issued on the same date. Other persons honored in the two sets are Annie Oakley, Bill Pickett, William Tilghman, Jim Bridger, Wyatt Earp, John C. Fremont, William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson, Chief Joseph, Wild Bill Hickok, Kit Carson, Geronimo, Charles Goodnight, Nellie Cashman, Sacajawea and Jim Beckwourth.
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