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  On February - 28 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 this day in history pedro Munoz Seca, La Caraba/La oca, dies at 55   

1940  Johan C Braakensiek, Dutch political cartoonist, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 February - 28 f S Flint, British translator/poet (imagist movement), dies at 74   

1961  On February - 28 joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64   

1962  Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1963  Theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

1968  On February - 28 doretta Morrow, actress (Because You're Mine), dies at 41   

1972  On this day in history 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  On this day in history istvan Kardos, composer, dies at 83   

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

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

1984  On this day in history leslie Walcott, cricketer (Test for WI v England 1930), dies   

1985  Charita Bauer, actress (Mary-Aldrich Family), dies at 62 in NYC on February - 28.   

1986  On February - 28 death of sven Olof Palme, Swedish PM (1969-76, 82-86), assassinated at 59   

1987  On February - 28 anny Ondra, actress (Blackmail), dies at 83   

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

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 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  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  Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

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)