Famous Deaths Happened In February - 29
Thursday, 12 June 2025
0468 On this day in history pope Hilarius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown)
1528 Death of Patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake on February - 29.
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 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 Edward H J Keurvels, Flemish conductor/composer (Parisina), dies at 62 on this day in history.
1928 Adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist, dies at 65 on this day in history.
1932 On this day in history "Big Ed" Morris, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies
1940 Edward Frederic Benson, novelist, dies on February - 29.
1944 Death of Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, President of Finland (b. 1861) on this day in history.
1956 Elpidio Quirino, president of Philippines (1949-53), dies at 65 on this day in history.
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 February - 29 roland Culver, actor (Thunderball), dies of heart problems at 83
1992 On this day in history earl Scheib, CEO (Earl Scheib Auto Paint), dies at 85
1996 Duncan Stuart Wilson Fighter pilot-MacDonald, dies at 83 on this day in history.
2000 Death of Dennis Danell, American artist (b. 1961) on February - 29.
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 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 Death of Johnny Gentle , 87, British pop singer on this day in history.
2024 Death of Lanny Gumulya , 79, Indonesian diver on February - 29.
2024 On this day in history death of ruth Henig, Baroness Henig , 80, British historian and politician, member of the House of Lords (since 2004).
2024 Death of Betty Holzendorf , 84, American politician, member of the Florida Senate (1992–2002) and House of Representatives (1988–1992) on this day in history.
2024 Death of Brian Mulroney , 84, Canadian politician, prime minister (1984–1993) and MP (1983–1993), complications from a fall on February - 29.
2024 Death of Ali Hassan Mwinyi , 98, Tanzanian politician, president (1985–1995), vice-president (1984–1985), and president of Zanzibar (1984–1985), lung cancer on this day in history.
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