Famous Deaths In February - 28

1929  On this day in history clemens Freiherr von Pirquet, Austrian artist (React of P), dies at 54  

1931  Ban Johnson, created (baseball's AL), dies after a long illness on February - 28.  

1932  Death of Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer (b. 1851) on February - 28.  

1935  Alexander W F Idenburg, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1909-16), dies at 73 on February - 28.  

1936  On this day in history pedro Munoz Seca, La Caraba/La oca, dies at 55  

1940  Johan C Braakensiek, Dutch political cartoonist, dies at 81 on February - 28.  

1941  Death of King Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886) on this day in history.  

1949  On February - 28 stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65  

1953  Jim Thorpe, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at 64 on February - 28.  

1956  Death of Emile Buisson, French murderer executed (b. 1902) on this day in history.  

1959  On February - 28 maxwell Anderson, US dramatist (Key Largo, Bath Seed), dies at 70  

1960  F S Flint, British translator/poet (imagist movement), dies at 74 on February - 28.  

1961  On February - 28 joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64  

1962  On February - 28 harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), dies at 70  

1963  Theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1964  Dirk HW Filarski, painter/lithographer (Bergen School), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1965  Adolf Scharf, president of Austria (1957-65), dies at 74 on February - 28.  

1966  On February - 28 charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet  

1967  Death of Henry Luce, American publisher (b. 1898) on this day in history.  

1968  On this day in history doretta Morrow, actress (Because You're Mine), dies at 41  

1972  On February - 28 victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies  

1973  On February - 28 cecil Kellaway, actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at 78  

1974  On February - 28 mees Toxopeus, Dutch rescue-vessel captain, dies at 89  

1975  On February - 28 istvan Kardos, composer, dies at 83  

1977  Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71 on February - 28.  

1978  On this day in history eric Frank Russell, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space), dies at 73  

1979  On this day in history jane Hylton, English actress (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 52  

1980  On February - 28 ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies  

1984  On this day in history leslie Walcott, cricketer (Test for WI v England 1930), dies  

1985  Charita Bauer, actress (Mary-Aldrich Family), dies at 62 in NYC on February - 28.  

1986  On this day in history death of sven Olof Palme, Swedish PM (1969-76, 82-86), assassinated at 59  

1987  On this day in history anny Ondra, actress (Blackmail), dies at 83  

1988  Mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanese playwright, dies at 99 on February - 28.  

1989  On this day in history hermann Burger, writer, dies at 46  

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1155  Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on this day in history.  

1261  Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283) was born on this day in history.  

1409  Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on this day in history.  

1533  On February - 28 birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher  

1552  Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician was born on February - 28.  

1552  Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.  

1573  Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on this day in history.  

1612  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.