Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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 February - 28 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  Death of King Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886) on this day in history.   

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

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

1956  Death of Emile Buisson, French murderer executed (b. 1902) on February - 28.   

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

1960  F S Flint, British translator/poet (imagist movement), dies at 74 on February - 28.   

1961  On this day in history joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64   

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

1963  Theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58 on February - 28.   

1964  Dirk HW Filarski, painter/lithographer (Bergen School), dies at 78 on February - 28.   

1965  On February - 28 adolf Scharf, president of Austria (1957-65), dies at 74   

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

1972  On this day in history victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies   

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

1974  Mees Toxopeus, Dutch rescue-vessel captain, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history istvan Kardos, composer, dies at 83   

1977  Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

1979  On February - 28 jane Hylton, English actress (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 52   

1980  On this day in history ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies   

1984  Leslie Walcott, cricketer (Test for WI v England 1930), dies on February - 28.   

1985  On February - 28 charita Bauer, actress (Mary-Aldrich Family), dies at 62 in NYC   

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

1987  Anny Ondra, actress (Blackmail), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1988  Mikha`il Na'imah, Lebanese playwright, dies at 99 on this day in history.   

1989  Hermann Burger, writer, dies at 46 on February - 28.   

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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  On this day in history birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)   

1409  On February - 28 birth of elisabeth II of Bohemia (d. 1442)   

1533  On February - 28 birth of michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher   

1552  Jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician was born on February - 28.   

1552  Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632) was born on February - 28.   

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

1612  John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686) was born on February - 28.