Famous Deaths In February - 29

0468  Pope Hilarius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown) on February - 29.   

1528  Death of Patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1592  Death of Alessandro Striggio, Italian composer (b. 1540) on February - 29.   

1604  On this day in history john Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (1583-1604), dies at about 74   

1740  On February - 29 death of pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667)   

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 February - 29.   

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 this day in history.   

1880  Death of Sir James Wilson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1812, also on 29 February) on February - 29.   

1908  Death of Pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger on February - 29.   

1916  On February - 29 edward H J Keurvels, Flemish conductor/composer (Parisina), dies at 62   

1928  Adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1932  "Big Ed" Morris, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies on February - 29.   

1940  Edward Frederic Benson, novelist, dies on this day in history.   

1944  On February - 29 death of pehr Evind Svinhufvud, President of Finland (b. 1861)   

1956  Elpidio Quirino, president of Philippines (1949-53), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1964  Frank Albertson, actor (Chico & Man, Room Service), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1968  Death of Tore Ørjasæter, Norwegian poet (b. 1886) on February - 29.   

1980  On this day in history yigol Alton, Israeli Foreign Minister, dies at 61   

1984  Roland Culver, actor (Thunderball), dies of heart problems at 83 on this day in history.   

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 February - 29.   

2000  On February - 29 death of dennis Danell, American artist (b. 1961)   

2020  On this day in history death of Éva Székely, Hungarian swimmer, Olympic champion   

1468  Paul III, last Renaissance pope (1534-49) was born on February - 29.   

1468  On February - 29 birth of pope Paul III (d. 1549)   

1692  On this day in history birth of edward Cave, England, printer (Gentlemen's Magazine)   

1692  John Byrom, English poet (d. 1763) was born on February - 29.   

1696  On this day in history birth of esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer   

1724  Eva Marie Veigel, ballet dancer and wife of actor David Garrick (d.1822) was born on February - 29.   

1728  On this day in history birth of robert Bage, English writer (Criticism by Peter Faulkner)   

1736  Anna Lee, Manchester England, founder (Shaker movement in America) was born on February - 29.