Famous Deaths Happened In February - 29

0468  Pope hilarius: Calendar reformer,   

1528  Patrick hamilton: Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake   

1592  Alessandro striggio: Italian composer (b. 1540)   

1604  John whitgift: Archbishop of canterbury (1583-1604),   

1740  Pietro ottoboni: Italian cardinal (b. 1667)   

1744  John theophilus desaguliers: French philosopher (b. 1683)   

1820  Johann joachim eschenburg: German literary critic (b. 1743)   

1844  Thaddaus weigl: Composer,   

1852  John landseer: Printer/engraver (royal academy),   

1868  [charles] louis i [augustus]: King of bavaria (l montez),   

1880  Sir james wilson: Premier of tasmania (b. 1812, also on 29 february)   

1908  Pat garrett: U.s. gunslinger   

1916  Edward h j keurvels: Flemish conductor/composer (parisina),   

1928  Adolphe appia: Swiss set designer/theorist,   

1932  "big ed" morris: Pitcher (boston red sox),   

1940  Edward frederic benson: Novelist,   

1944  Pehr evind svinhufvud: President of finland (b. 1861)   

1956  Elpidio quirino: President of philippines (1949-53),   

1964  Frank albertson: Actor (chico & man, room service),   

1968  Tore Ørjasæter: Norwegian poet (b. 1886)   

1980  Yigol alton: Israeli foreign minister,   

1984  Roland culver: Actor (thunderball),   

1992  Earl scheib: Ceo (earl scheib auto paint),   

1996  Duncan stuart wilson fighter pilot-macdonald:   

2000  Dennis danell: American artist (b. 1961)   

2020  Ã‰va székely: Hungarian swimmer, olympic champion   

2024  David bordwell : Aged 76, american film historian and theorist, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.   

2024  John etty : Aged 97, english rugby league player ( batley bulldogs , oldham , wakefield trinity ).   

2024  Johnny gentle : Aged 87, british pop singer.   

2024  Lanny gumulya : Aged 79, indonesian diver   

2024  Ruth henig: Baroness henig , 80, british historian and politician, member of the house of lords (since 2004)   

2024  Betty holzendorf : Aged 84, american politician, member of the florida senate (1992–2002) and house of representatives (1988–1992)   

2024  Brian mulroney : Aged 84, canadian politician, prime minister (1984–1993) and mp (1983–1993), complications from a fall.   

2024  Ali hassan mwinyi : Aged 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)   

1468  Pope paul iii: Pope paul iii (d. 1549)   

1692  Edward cave: England, printer (gentlemen's magazine)   

1692  John byrom: English poet   

1696  Esprit joseph antoine blanchard: Composer   

1724  Eva marie veigel: Ballet dancer and wife of actor david garrick   

1728  Robert bage: English writer (criticism by peter faulkner)   

1736  Anna lee: Manchester england, founder (shaker movement in america)