Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 28

1929  Clemens Freiherr von Pirquet, Austrian artist (React of P), dies at 54 on February - 28.   

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

1932  Death of Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer (b. 1851) on this day in history.   

1935  Alexander W F Idenburg, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1909-16), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

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 February - 28 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  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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1966  Charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet on this day in history.   

1967  On February - 28 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 this day in history victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies   

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

1974  On this day in history mees Toxopeus, Dutch rescue-vessel captain, dies at 89   

1975  On February - 28 istvan Kardos, composer, dies at 83   

1977  Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history eric Frank Russell, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space), dies at 73   

1979  On February - 28 jane Hylton, English actress (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 52   

1980  On February - 28 ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies   

1984  Leslie Walcott, cricketer (Test for WI v England 1930), dies on February - 28.   

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  On this day in history anny Ondra, actress (Blackmail), dies at 83   

1988  On February - 28 mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanese playwright, dies at 99   

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

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1155  On February - 28 birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)   

1261  Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283) was born on this day in history.   

1409  On this day in history birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)   

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

1552  Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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