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  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 February - 28.   

1935  On February - 28 alexander W F Idenburg, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1909-16), dies at 73   

1936  Pedro Munoz Seca, La Caraba/La oca, dies at 55 on February - 28.   

1940  Johan C Braakensiek, Dutch political cartoonist, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1941  On February - 28 death of king Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886)   

1949  Stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1953  Jim Thorpe, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at 64 on February - 28.   

1956  On February - 28 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  F S Flint, British translator/poet (imagist movement), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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  Theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1964  Dirk HW Filarski, painter/lithographer (Bergen School), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1965  Adolf Scharf, president of Austria (1957-65), dies at 74 on February - 28.   

1966  Charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet on this day in history.   

1967  On February - 28 death of henry Luce, American publisher (b. 1898)   

1968  On this day in history doretta Morrow, actress (Because You're Mine), dies at 41   

1972  On this day in history victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies   

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

1974  On this day in history mees Toxopeus, Dutch rescue-vessel captain, dies at 89   

1975  On February - 28 istvan Kardos, composer, dies at 83   

1977  On February - 28 eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71   

1978  Eric Frank Russell, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1979  Jane Hylton, English actress (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1980  Ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies on February - 28.   

1984  Leslie Walcott, cricketer (Test for WI v England 1930), dies on this day in history.   

1985  Charita Bauer, actress (Mary-Aldrich Family), dies at 62 in NYC on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history death of sven Olof Palme, Swedish PM (1969-76, 82-86), assassinated at 59   

1987  On this day in history anny Ondra, actress (Blackmail), dies at 83   

1988  Mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanese playwright, dies at 99 on February - 28.   

1989  Hermann Burger, writer, dies at 46 on February - 28.   

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1155  Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on this day in history.   

1261  Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283) was born on this day in history.   

1409  Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on February - 28.   

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

1552  On February - 28 birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician   

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

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

1612  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.