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  On February - 28 alexander W F Idenburg, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1909-16), dies at 73   

1936  Pedro Munoz Seca, La Caraba/La oca, dies at 55 on February - 28.   

1940  On February - 28 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 February - 28.   

1953  Jim Thorpe, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1956  Death of Emile Buisson, French murderer executed (b. 1902) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), dies at 70   

1963  On this day in history theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58   

1964  On February - 28 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 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  On February - 28 victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1987  Anny Ondra, actress (Blackmail), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanese playwright, dies at 99   

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 February - 28.   

1261  Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283) was born on February - 28.   

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

1533  On February - 28 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 February - 28 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)