Famous Deaths Happened In February - 29

0468  On February - 29 pope Hilarius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown)   

1528  On this day in history 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  John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (1583-1604), dies at about 74 on this day in history.   

1740  On February - 29 death of pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667)   

1744  Death of John Theophilus Desaguliers, French philosopher (b. 1683) on this day in history.   

1820  On February - 29 death of johann Joachim Eschenburg, German literary critic (b. 1743)   

1844  On this day in history thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67   

1852  John Landseer, printer/engraver (Royal Academy), dies on February - 29.   

1868  [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81 on February - 29.   

1880  On February - 29 death of sir James Wilson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1812, also on 29 February)   

1908  Death of Pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger on February - 29.   

1916  On February - 29 edward H J Keurvels, Flemish conductor/composer (Parisina), dies at 62   

1928  On this day in history adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist, dies at 65   

1932  On this day in history "Big Ed" Morris, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies   

1940  On February - 29 edward Frederic Benson, novelist, dies   

1944  Death of Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, President of Finland (b. 1861) on this day in history.   

1956  On February - 29 elpidio Quirino, president of Philippines (1949-53), dies at 65   

1964  On this day in history frank Albertson, actor (Chico & Man, Room Service), dies at 55   

1968  On this day in history death of tore Ørjasæter, Norwegian poet (b. 1886)   

1980  On this day in history yigol Alton, Israeli Foreign Minister, dies at 61   

1984  On February - 29 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  Duncan Stuart Wilson Fighter pilot-MacDonald, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

2000  On February - 29 death of dennis Danell, American artist (b. 1961)   

2020  Death of Éva Székely, Hungarian swimmer, Olympic champion on February - 29.   

2024  Death of David Bordwell , 76, American film historian and theorist, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis on this day in history.   

2024  On this day in history death of john Etty , 97, English rugby league player ( Batley Bulldogs , Oldham , Wakefield Trinity ).   

2024  On this day in history death of johnny Gentle , 87, British pop singer.   

2024  On February - 29 death of lanny Gumulya , 79, Indonesian diver.   

2024  Death of Ruth Henig, Baroness Henig , 80, British historian and politician, member of the House of Lords (since 2004) on this day in history.   

2024  On February - 29 death of betty Holzendorf , 84, American politician, member of the Florida Senate (1992–2002) and House of Representatives (1988–1992).   

2024  On this day in history death of brian Mulroney , 84, Canadian politician, prime minister (1984–1993) and MP (1983–1993), complications from a fall.   

2024  On February - 29 death of ali Hassan Mwinyi , 98, Tanzanian politician, president (1985–1995), vice-president (1984–1985), and president of Zanzibar (1984–1985), lung cancer.   

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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 this day in history.   

1724  On this day in history birth of eva Marie Veigel, ballet dancer and wife of actor David Garrick (d.1822)   

1728  On February - 29 birth of robert Bage, English writer (Criticism by Peter Faulkner)   

1736  Anna Lee, Manchester England, founder (Shaker movement in America) was born on this day in history.