Famous Deaths In February - 28

1929  Clemens Freiherr von Pirquet, Austrian artist (React of P), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history ban Johnson, created (baseball's AL), dies after a long illness   

1932  Death of Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer (b. 1851) on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history alexander W F Idenburg, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1909-16), dies at 73   

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 February - 28.   

1949  Stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1953  On February - 28 jim Thorpe, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at 64   

1956  On February - 28 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 this day in history.   

1961  Joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, comedian (Olsen & Johnson), dies at 70   

1963  Theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

1967  Death of Henry Luce, American publisher (b. 1898) on February - 28.   

1968  Doretta Morrow, actress (Because You're Mine), dies at 41 on February - 28.   

1972  Victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history 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  Istvan Kardos, composer, dies at 83 on February - 28.   

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

1978  On February - 28 eric Frank Russell, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space), dies at 73   

1979  Jane Hylton, English actress (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1980  Ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies on this day in history.   

1984  Leslie Walcott, cricketer (Test for WI v England 1930), dies on this day in history.   

1985  Charita Bauer, actress (Mary-Aldrich Family), dies at 62 in NYC on February - 28.   

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 February - 28 birth of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)   

1261  On February - 28 birth of margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)   

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

1533  Michel de Montaigne, France, essayist/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1552  On February - 28 birth of jobst Borgi, [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician   

1552  On February - 28 birth of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)   

1573  On this day in history birth of elias Hill, German architect/city builder (Augsburg)   

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