Hisdates•ComFamous Deaths Happened In February - 29
Friday, 21 February 2025
0468 On February - 29 pope Hilarius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown) 
1528 Death of Patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake on this day in history.
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 Death of Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667) on February - 29.
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 this day in history.
1844 On February - 29 thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67
1852 On February - 29 john Landseer, printer/engraver (Royal Academy), dies
1868 On this day in history [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81
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 this day in history.
1916 Edward H J Keurvels, Flemish conductor/composer (Parisina), dies at 62 on February - 29.
1928 On February - 29 adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist, dies at 65
1932 On this day in history "Big Ed" Morris, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies
1940 Edward Frederic Benson, novelist, dies on February - 29.
1944 On this day in history 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 February - 29 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 Earl Scheib, CEO (Earl Scheib Auto Paint), dies at 85 on this day in history.
1996 Duncan Stuart Wilson Fighter pilot-MacDonald, dies at 83 on February - 29.
2000 On this day in history death of dennis Danell, American artist (b. 1961)
2020 Death of Éva Székely, Hungarian swimmer, Olympic champion on this day in history.
2024 Death of David Bordwell , 76, American film historian and theorist, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis on this day in history.
2024 Death of John Etty , 97, English rugby league player ( Batley Bulldogs , Oldham , Wakefield Trinity ) on this day in history.
2024 On this day in history death of johnny Gentle , 87, British pop singer.
2024 On February - 29 death of lanny Gumulya , 79, Indonesian diver.
2024 Death of Ruth Henig, Baroness Henig , 80, British historian and politician, member of the House of Lords (since 2004) on February - 29.
2024 On this day in history death of betty Holzendorf , 84, American politician, member of the Florida Senate (1992–2002) and House of Representatives (1988–1992).
2024 On February - 29 death of brian Mulroney , 84, Canadian politician, prime minister (1984–1993) and MP (1983–1993), complications from a fall.
2024 On this day in history 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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