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  Ban Johnson, created (baseball's AL), dies after a long illness on February - 28.   

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 this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history 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 February - 28.   

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

1956  On this day in history 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 February - 28.   

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 February - 28.   

1963  On this day in history theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58   

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 this day in history.   

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

1967  On this day in history 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 February - 28 victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies   

1973  On February - 28 cecil Kellaway, actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at 78   

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

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

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

1552  Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

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

1612  On February - 28 birth of john Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)