Famous Deaths In February - 28

1929  On February - 28 clemens Freiherr von Pirquet, Austrian artist (React of P), dies at 54   

1931  On February - 28 ban Johnson, created (baseball's AL), dies after a long illness   

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  On February - 28 pedro Munoz Seca, La Caraba/La oca, dies at 55   

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

1941  Death of King Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886) on this day in history.   

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

1953  On this day in history jim Thorpe, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at 64   

1956  On this day in history 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  F S Flint, British translator/poet (imagist movement), dies at 74 on February - 28.   

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  On February - 28 theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58   

1964  Dirk HW Filarski, painter/lithographer (Bergen School), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1965  Adolf Scharf, president of Austria (1957-65), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

1967  Death of Henry Luce, American publisher (b. 1898) on February - 28.   

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  On February - 28 cecil Kellaway, actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at 78   

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

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

1977  On February - 28 eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71   

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  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  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 February - 28.   

1988  Mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanese playwright, dies at 99 on this day in history.   

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

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1155  Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on this day in history.   

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

1409  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)   

1573  On February - 28 birth of elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)   

1612  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.