Famous Deaths In February - 28
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1929 Clemens Freiherr von Pirquet, Austrian artist (React of P), dies at 54 on this day in history.
1931 On this day in history ban Johnson, created (baseball's AL), dies after a long illness
1932 Death of Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer (b. 1851) on this day in history.
1935 On this day in history alexander W F Idenburg, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1909-16), dies at 73
1936 On this day in history pedro Munoz Seca, La Caraba/La oca, dies at 55
1940 Johan C Braakensiek, Dutch political cartoonist, dies at 81 on February - 28.
1941 On this day in history death of king Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886)
1949 On this day in history stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65
1953 On this day in history jim Thorpe, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at 64
1956 On this day in history death of emile Buisson, French murderer executed (b. 1902)
1959 Maxwell Anderson, US dramatist (Key Largo, Bath Seed), dies at 70 on February - 28.
1960 On February - 28 f S Flint, British translator/poet (imagist movement), dies at 74
1961 On February - 28 joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64
1962 On February - 28 harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), dies at 70
1963 On February - 28 theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58
1964 On this day in history dirk HW Filarski, painter/lithographer (Bergen School), dies at 78
1965 On this day in history adolf Scharf, president of Austria (1957-65), dies at 74
1966 Charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet on this day in history.
1967 On this day in history death of henry Luce, American publisher (b. 1898)
1968 Doretta Morrow, actress (Because You're Mine), dies at 41 on this day in history.
1972 Victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies on February - 28.
1973 Cecil Kellaway, actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at 78 on February - 28.
1974 Mees Toxopeus, Dutch rescue-vessel captain, dies at 89 on this day in history.
1975 On February - 28 istvan Kardos, composer, dies at 83
1977 Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71 on this day in history.
1978 On this day in history eric Frank Russell, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space), dies at 73
1979 On this day in history jane Hylton, English actress (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 52
1980 On February - 28 ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies
1984 On this day in history leslie Walcott, cricketer (Test for WI v England 1930), dies
1985 On this day in history charita Bauer, actress (Mary-Aldrich Family), dies at 62 in NYC
1986 On February - 28 death of sven Olof Palme, Swedish PM (1969-76, 82-86), assassinated at 59
1987 Anny Ondra, actress (Blackmail), dies at 83 on this day in history.
1988 On this day in history mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanese playwright, dies at 99
1989 On this day in history hermann Burger, writer, dies at 46
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