Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 28

1929  On this day in history clemens Freiherr von Pirquet, Austrian artist (React of P), dies at 54   

1931  On February - 28 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  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 February - 28.   

1940  On this day in history johan C Braakensiek, Dutch political cartoonist, dies at 81   

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

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

1953  Jim Thorpe, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history death of emile Buisson, French murderer executed (b. 1902)   

1959  On February - 28 maxwell Anderson, US dramatist (Key Largo, Bath Seed), dies at 70   

1960  F S Flint, British translator/poet (imagist movement), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

1964  On February - 28 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  On February - 28 charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet   

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

1968  On February - 28 doretta Morrow, actress (Because You're Mine), dies at 41   

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 February - 28 istvan Kardos, composer, dies at 83   

1977  Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71 on February - 28.   

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  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 February - 28.   

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  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 February - 28 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  Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283) was born on February - 28.   

1409  Elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442) was born on this day in history.   

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