Famous Deaths In February - 28

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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1155  On this day in history birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)   

1261  On February - 28 birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)   

1409  On this day in history birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)   

1533  Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1552  On this day in history birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician   

1552  Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on February - 28.   

1573  On this day in history birth of elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)   

1612  On this day in history birth of john Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)