Famous Deaths In February - 29

0468  Pope Hilarius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.  

1528  On February - 29 death of patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake  

1592  On this day in history death of alessandro Striggio, Italian composer (b. 1540)  

1604  On February - 29 john Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (1583-1604), dies at about 74  

1740  Death of Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667) on February - 29.  

1744  On this day in history death of john Theophilus Desaguliers, French philosopher (b. 1683)  

1820  Death of Johann Joachim Eschenburg, German literary critic (b. 1743) on this day in history.  

1844  Thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67 on February - 29.  

1852  John Landseer, printer/engraver (Royal Academy), dies on this day in history.  

1868  [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1880  On this day in history death of sir James Wilson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1812, also on 29 February)  

1908  On this day in history death of pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger  

1916  On this day in history edward H J Keurvels, Flemish conductor/composer (Parisina), dies at 62  

1928  Adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist, dies at 65 on February - 29.  

1932  "Big Ed" Morris, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies on February - 29.  

1940  Edward Frederic Benson, novelist, dies on this day in history.  

1944  On February - 29 death of pehr Evind Svinhufvud, President of Finland (b. 1861)  

1956  Elpidio Quirino, president of Philippines (1949-53), dies at 65 on February - 29.  

1964  On February - 29 frank Albertson, actor (Chico & Man, Room Service), dies at 55  

1968  On February - 29 death of tore Ørjasæter, Norwegian poet (b. 1886)  

1980  Yigol Alton, Israeli Foreign Minister, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1984  On this day in history roland Culver, actor (Thunderball), dies of heart problems at 83  

1992  Earl Scheib, CEO (Earl Scheib Auto Paint), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1996  On February - 29 duncan Stuart Wilson Fighter pilot-MacDonald, dies at 83  

2000  On this day in history death of dennis Danell, American artist (b. 1961)  

2020  Death of Éva Székely, Hungarian swimmer, Olympic champion on this day in history.  

1468  Paul III, last Renaissance pope (1534-49) was born on February - 29.  

1468  On February - 29 birth of pope Paul III (d. 1549)  

1692  On February - 29 birth of edward Cave, England, printer (Gentlemen's Magazine)  

1692  On February - 29 birth of john Byrom, English poet (d. 1763)  

1696  Esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer was born on February - 29.  

1724  Eva Marie Veigel, ballet dancer and wife of actor David Garrick (d.1822) was born on February - 29.  

1728  On this day in history birth of robert Bage, English writer (Criticism by Peter Faulkner)  

1736  On February - 29 birth of anna Lee, Manchester England, founder (Shaker movement in America)