Famous Deaths In February - 28

1929  Clemens Freiherr von Pirquet, Austrian artist (React of P), dies at 54 on February - 28.   

1931  On this day in history ban Johnson, created (baseball's AL), dies after a long illness   

1932  On this day in history death of guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer (b. 1851)   

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

1936  On February - 28 pedro Munoz Seca, La Caraba/La oca, dies at 55   

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

1941  Death of King Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886) on this day in history.   

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

1953  On this day in history jim Thorpe, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at 64   

1956  On February - 28 death of emile Buisson, French murderer executed (b. 1902)   

1959  On this day in history maxwell Anderson, US dramatist (Key Largo, Bath Seed), dies at 70   

1960  On this day in history f S Flint, British translator/poet (imagist movement), dies at 74   

1961  Joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64 on February - 28.   

1962  Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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  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 February - 28.   

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  On February - 28 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 this day in history istvan Kardos, composer, dies at 83   

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

1978  Eric Frank Russell, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space), dies at 73 on February - 28.   

1979  On February - 28 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  Charita Bauer, actress (Mary-Aldrich Family), dies at 62 in NYC on February - 28.   

1986  Death of Sven Olof Palme, Swedish PM (1969-76, 82-86), assassinated at 59 on this day in history.   

1987  On February - 28 anny Ondra, actress (Blackmail), dies at 83   

1988  On February - 28 mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanese playwright, dies at 99   

1989  On February - 28 hermann Burger, writer, dies at 46   

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1155  Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183) was born on February - 28.   

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

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

1533  On this day in history birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher   

1552  Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician was born on this day in history.   

1552  On February - 28 birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)   

1573  On February - 28 birth of elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)   

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