Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 28

1929  Clemens Freiherr von Pirquet, Austrian artist (React of P), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1931  Ban Johnson, created (baseball's AL), dies after a long illness on February - 28.   

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

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

1941  On February - 28 death of king Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886)   

1949  On February - 28 stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65   

1953  On February - 28 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 February - 28 maxwell Anderson, US dramatist (Key Largo, Bath Seed), dies at 70   

1960  On February - 28 f S Flint, British translator/poet (imagist movement), dies at 74   

1961  Joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64 on February - 28.   

1962  Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), dies at 70 on February - 28.   

1963  On this day in history 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  On this day in history adolf Scharf, president of Austria (1957-65), dies at 74   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1973  On February - 28 cecil Kellaway, actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at 78   

1974  Mees Toxopeus, Dutch rescue-vessel captain, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1975  Istvan Kardos, composer, dies at 83 on February - 28.   

1977  Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71 on February - 28.   

1978  Eric Frank Russell, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space), dies at 73 on February - 28.   

1979  Jane Hylton, English actress (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies   

1984  Leslie Walcott, cricketer (Test for WI v England 1930), dies on this day in history.   

1985  On February - 28 charita Bauer, actress (Mary-Aldrich Family), dies at 62 in NYC   

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

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  Hermann Burger, writer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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1155  On February - 28 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  Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on February - 28.   

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

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 February - 28.   

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

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