Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 28

1929  On February - 28 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  On February - 28 death of guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer (b. 1851)   

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

1936  Pedro Munoz Seca, La Caraba/La oca, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history johan C Braakensiek, Dutch political cartoonist, dies at 81   

1941  On this day in history death of king Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886)   

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

1953  On February - 28 jim Thorpe, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at 64   

1956  Death of Emile Buisson, French murderer executed (b. 1902) on February - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history 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  Theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58 on February - 28.   

1964  On February - 28 dirk HW Filarski, painter/lithographer (Bergen School), dies at 78   

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

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  Doretta Morrow, actress (Because You're Mine), dies at 41 on February - 28.   

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

1973  Cecil Kellaway, actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1974  Mees Toxopeus, Dutch rescue-vessel captain, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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 February - 28 eric Frank Russell, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space), dies at 73   

1979  Jane Hylton, English actress (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1980  Ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies on this day in history.   

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 February - 28.   

1988  On this day in history 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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1155  On this day in history birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)   

1261  On this day in history birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)   

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

1533  On this day in history birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher   

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

1552  On this day in history birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)   

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)