Famous Deaths In February - 28

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

1931  Ban Johnson, created (baseball's AL), dies after a long illness on this day in history.   

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  Pedro Munoz Seca, La Caraba/La oca, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1940  On February - 28 johan C Braakensiek, Dutch political cartoonist, dies at 81   

1941  Death of King Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886) on February - 28.   

1949  Stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

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

1962  On this day in history harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), dies at 70   

1963  On this day in history theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58   

1964  On this day in history dirk HW Filarski, painter/lithographer (Bergen School), dies at 78   

1965  On February - 28 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  Death of Henry Luce, American publisher (b. 1898) on this day in history.   

1968  On February - 28 doretta Morrow, actress (Because You're Mine), dies at 41   

1972  Victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies on February - 28.   

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 February - 28.   

1975  Istvan Kardos, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

1978  Eric Frank Russell, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space), dies at 73 on February - 28.   

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

1985  On this day in history charita Bauer, actress (Mary-Aldrich Family), dies at 62 in NYC   

1986  On February - 28 death of sven Olof Palme, Swedish PM (1969-76, 82-86), assassinated at 59   

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 February - 28 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 February - 28.   

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

1409  Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on February - 28.   

1533  Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on February - 28.   

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  On February - 28 birth of elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)   

1612  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on February - 28.