Famous Deaths Happened In February - 29
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
0468 On this day in history pope Hilarius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown)
1528 On February - 29 death of patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake
1592 On February - 29 death of alessandro Striggio, Italian composer (b. 1540)
1604 On February - 29 john Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (1583-1604), dies at about 74
1740 On this day in history death of pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667)
1744 On February - 29 death of john Theophilus Desaguliers, French philosopher (b. 1683)
1820 Death of Johann Joachim Eschenburg, German literary critic (b. 1743) on this day in history.
1844 Thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.
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 On February - 29 death of sir James Wilson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1812, also on 29 February)
1908 On February - 29 death of pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger
1916 Edward H J Keurvels, Flemish conductor/composer (Parisina), dies at 62 on this day in history.
1928 On February - 29 adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist, dies at 65
1932 "Big Ed" Morris, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies on February - 29.
1940 Edward Frederic Benson, novelist, dies on February - 29.
1944 On February - 29 death of pehr Evind Svinhufvud, President of Finland (b. 1861)
1956 On February - 29 elpidio Quirino, president of Philippines (1949-53), dies at 65
1964 On this day in history frank Albertson, actor (Chico & Man, Room Service), dies at 55
1968 Death of Tore Ørjasæter, Norwegian poet (b. 1886) on this day in history.
1980 On February - 29 yigol Alton, Israeli Foreign Minister, dies at 61
1984 On this day in history roland Culver, actor (Thunderball), dies of heart problems at 83
1992 On this day in history earl Scheib, CEO (Earl Scheib Auto Paint), dies at 85
1996 On February - 29 duncan Stuart Wilson Fighter pilot-MacDonald, dies at 83
2000 On February - 29 death of dennis Danell, American artist (b. 1961)
2020 Death of Éva Székely, Hungarian swimmer, Olympic champion on February - 29.
2024 On this day in history death of david Bordwell , 76, American film historian and theorist, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
2024 On February - 29 death of john Etty , 97, English rugby league player ( Batley Bulldogs , Oldham , Wakefield Trinity ).
2024 Death of Johnny Gentle , 87, British pop singer on February - 29.
2024 Death of Lanny Gumulya , 79, Indonesian diver on February - 29.
2024 On February - 29 death of ruth Henig, Baroness Henig , 80, British historian and politician, member of the House of Lords (since 2004).
2024 On February - 29 death of betty Holzendorf , 84, American politician, member of the Florida Senate (1992–2002) and House of Representatives (1988–1992).
2024 Death of Brian Mulroney , 84, Canadian politician, prime minister (1984–1993) and MP (1983–1993), complications from a fall on this day in history.
2024 On February - 29 death of ali Hassan Mwinyi , 98, Tanzanian politician, president (1985–1995), vice-president (1984–1985), and president of Zanzibar (1984–1985), lung cancer.
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