Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 28

1929  Clemens Freiherr von Pirquet, Austrian artist (React of P), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1931  Ban Johnson, created (baseball's AL), dies after a long illness on this day in history.   

1932  Death of Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer (b. 1851) on February - 28.   

1935  Alexander W F Idenburg, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1909-16), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1936  Pedro Munoz Seca, La Caraba/La oca, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1940  On February - 28 johan C Braakensiek, Dutch political cartoonist, dies at 81   

1941  Death of King Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886) on February - 28.   

1949  On February - 28 stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65   

1953  On February - 28 jim Thorpe, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at 64   

1956  Death of Emile Buisson, French murderer executed (b. 1902) on this day in history.   

1959  Maxwell Anderson, US dramatist (Key Largo, Bath Seed), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1960  F S Flint, British translator/poet (imagist movement), dies at 74 on February - 28.   

1961  On this day in history joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64   

1962  On this day in history 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 February - 28 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 February - 28.   

1967  Death of Henry Luce, American publisher (b. 1898) on February - 28.   

1968  Doretta Morrow, actress (Because You're Mine), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1972  Victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history cecil Kellaway, actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at 78   

1974  Mees Toxopeus, Dutch rescue-vessel captain, dies at 89 on February - 28.   

1975  Istvan Kardos, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71   

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  Leslie Walcott, cricketer (Test for WI v England 1930), dies on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history charita Bauer, actress (Mary-Aldrich Family), dies at 62 in NYC   

1986  Death of Sven Olof Palme, Swedish PM (1969-76, 82-86), assassinated at 59 on February - 28.   

1987  Anny Ondra, actress (Blackmail), dies at 83 on February - 28.   

1988  On this day in history mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanese playwright, dies at 99   

1989  Hermann Burger, writer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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1155  On February - 28 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 February - 28 birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)   

1533  On February - 28 birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher   

1552  Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician was born on February - 28.   

1552  On this day in history birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)   

1573  Elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg) was born on February - 28.   

1612  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on February - 28.