Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 28

1929  Clemens Freiherr von Pirquet, Austrian artist (React of P), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1931  On February - 28 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  Death of King Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886) on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65   

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

1956  On this day in history death of emile Buisson, French murderer executed (b. 1902)   

1959  Maxwell Anderson, US dramatist (Key Largo, Bath Seed), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history f S Flint, British translator/poet (imagist movement), dies at 74   

1961  Joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1962  Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

1964  On February - 28 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  Charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history death of henry Luce, American publisher (b. 1898)   

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  Cecil Kellaway, actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

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  Eric Frank Russell, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1979  On February - 28 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  On this day in history death of sven Olof Palme, Swedish PM (1969-76, 82-86), assassinated at 59   

1987  Anny Ondra, actress (Blackmail), dies at 83 on February - 28.   

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

1989  Hermann Burger, writer, dies at 46 on February - 28.   

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1155  On this day in history birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)   

1261  On February - 28 birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)   

1409  On February - 28 birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)   

1533  Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1552  On this day in history birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician   

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 February - 28.   

1612  On February - 28 birth of john Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)