Famous Deaths Happened In February - 29
Monday, 14 July 2025
0468 Pope Hilarius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.
1528 Death of Patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake on this day in history.
1592 Death of Alessandro Striggio, Italian composer (b. 1540) on February - 29.
1604 On February - 29 john Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (1583-1604), dies at about 74
1740 On February - 29 death of pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667)
1744 Death of John Theophilus Desaguliers, French philosopher (b. 1683) on February - 29.
1820 Death of Johann Joachim Eschenburg, German literary critic (b. 1743) on February - 29.
1844 On February - 29 thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67
1852 On February - 29 john Landseer, printer/engraver (Royal Academy), dies
1868 On February - 29 [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81
1880 On this day in history death of sir James Wilson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1812, also on 29 February)
1908 Death of Pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger on this day in history.
1916 On February - 29 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 On February - 29 "Big Ed" Morris, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies
1940 Edward Frederic Benson, novelist, dies on February - 29.
1944 On this day in history 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 Death of Tore Ørjasæter, Norwegian poet (b. 1886) on February - 29.
1980 Yigol Alton, Israeli Foreign Minister, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1984 Roland Culver, actor (Thunderball), dies of heart problems at 83 on February - 29.
1992 On February - 29 earl Scheib, CEO (Earl Scheib Auto Paint), dies at 85
1996 On this day in history duncan Stuart Wilson Fighter pilot-MacDonald, dies at 83
2000 On this day in history death of dennis Danell, American artist (b. 1961)
2020 On February - 29 death of Éva Székely, Hungarian swimmer, Olympic champion
2024 Death of David Bordwell , 76, American film historian and theorist, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis on February - 29.
2024 On February - 29 death of john Etty , 97, English rugby league player ( Batley Bulldogs , Oldham , Wakefield Trinity ).
2024 Death of Johnny Gentle , 87, British pop singer on February - 29.
2024 Death of Lanny Gumulya , 79, Indonesian diver on this day in history.
2024 Death of Ruth Henig, Baroness Henig , 80, British historian and politician, member of the House of Lords (since 2004) on February - 29.
2024 Death of Betty Holzendorf , 84, American politician, member of the Florida Senate (1992–2002) and House of Representatives (1988–1992) on February - 29.
2024 Death of Brian Mulroney , 84, Canadian politician, prime minister (1984–1993) and MP (1983–1993), complications from a fall on this day in history.
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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