Famous Deaths In February - 28

1929  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1932  Death of Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer (b. 1851) on February - 28.  

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 February - 28.  

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 February - 28.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1961  On this day in history joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64  

1962  On February - 28 harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), dies at 70  

1963  On February - 28 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 this day in history 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 February - 28.  

1967  Death of Henry Luce, American publisher (b. 1898) on this day in history.  

1968  Doretta Morrow, actress (Because You're Mine), dies at 41 on February - 28.  

1972  Victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1977  On February - 28 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  Jane Hylton, English actress (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 52 on February - 28.  

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

1984  On February - 28 leslie Walcott, cricketer (Test for WI v England 1930), dies  

1985  Charita Bauer, actress (Mary-Aldrich Family), dies at 62 in NYC on this day in history.  

1986  Death of Sven Olof Palme, Swedish PM (1969-76, 82-86), assassinated at 59 on this day in history.  

1987  Anny Ondra, actress (Blackmail), dies at 83 on February - 28.  

1988  Mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanese playwright, dies at 99 on February - 28.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1552  On February - 28 birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician  

1552  On February - 28 birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)  

1573  On this day in history birth of elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)  

1612  On this day in history birth of john Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)