Famous Deaths In February - 28
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
1929 On February - 28 clemens Freiherr von Pirquet, Austrian artist (React of P), dies at 54
1931 On this day in history ban Johnson, created (baseball's AL), dies after a long illness
1932 On this day in history death of guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer (b. 1851)
1935 On February - 28 alexander W F Idenburg, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1909-16), dies at 73
1936 On February - 28 pedro Munoz Seca, La Caraba/La oca, dies at 55
1940 Johan C Braakensiek, Dutch political cartoonist, dies at 81 on February - 28.
1941 On February - 28 death of king Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886)
1949 On February - 28 stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65
1953 On February - 28 jim Thorpe, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at 64
1956 On February - 28 death of emile Buisson, French murderer executed (b. 1902)
1959 On this day in history maxwell Anderson, US dramatist (Key Largo, Bath Seed), dies at 70
1960 On this day in history f S Flint, British translator/poet (imagist movement), dies at 74
1961 On this day in history joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64
1962 Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), dies at 70 on February - 28.
1963 Theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58 on February - 28.
1964 On this day in history dirk HW Filarski, painter/lithographer (Bergen School), dies at 78
1965 On this day in history adolf Scharf, president of Austria (1957-65), dies at 74
1966 On February - 28 charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet
1967 On this day in history death of henry Luce, American publisher (b. 1898)
1968 Doretta Morrow, actress (Because You're Mine), dies at 41 on February - 28.
1972 On this day in history victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies
1973 On February - 28 cecil Kellaway, actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at 78
1974 Mees Toxopeus, Dutch rescue-vessel captain, dies at 89 on this day in history.
1975 Istvan Kardos, composer, dies at 83 on February - 28.
1977 On this day in history eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71
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 this day in history ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies
1984 Leslie Walcott, cricketer (Test for WI v England 1930), dies on this day in history.
1985 Charita Bauer, actress (Mary-Aldrich Family), dies at 62 in NYC on February - 28.
1986 Death of Sven Olof Palme, Swedish PM (1969-76, 82-86), assassinated at 59 on February - 28.
1987 Anny Ondra, actress (Blackmail), dies at 83 on this day in history.
1988 On February - 28 mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanese playwright, dies at 99
1989 On this day in history hermann Burger, writer, dies at 46
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