Famous Deaths In February - 28

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)  

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