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February 28th
185 Notable deaths
Harley M. Kilgore
American politician (1893-1956).
Born January 11th, 1893 in Brown.
Died February 28th, 1956 at 63 years old in Bethesda.
Bill Talbert
Us tennis player (1918-1999).
Born September 4th, 1918 in Cincinnati.
Died February 28th, 1999 at 80 years old in New York City.
Paul Bader
General der artillerie (lieutenant general) of the wehrmacht during world war ii.
Born July 20th, 1883 in Lahr/Schwarzwald.
Died February 28th, 1971 at 87 years old in Emmendingen.
Gerhard Flesch
Nazi war criminal (1909-1948).
Born October 8th, 1909 in Poznań. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1948 at 38 years old in Trondheim (gunshot wound).
Helmut Zacharias
German violinist (1920–2002).
Born January 27th, 1920 in Berlin.
Died February 28th, 2002 at 82 years old in Brissago (Alzheimer's disease).
Arnold Dolmetsch
French musician and instrument maker in england (1858-1940).
Born February 24th, 1858 in Le Mans.
Died February 28th, 1940 at 82 years old in Haslemere.
Elihan Tore
Uzbek politician.
Born March 21st, 1885 in Tokmok.
Died February 28th, 1976 at 90 years old in Tashkent.
Jean Gottmann
French geographer (1915–1994).
Born October 10th, 1915 in Kharkiv.
Died February 28th, 1994 at 78 years old in Oxford.
Theo Bos
Association football manager and former player (1965-2013).
Born October 5th, 1965 in Nijmegen.
Died February 28th, 2013 at 47 years old in Overbetuwe (pancreatic cancer, cancer).
Viktor Barna
Hungarian and british champion table tennis player (1911-1972).
Born August 24th, 1911 in Budapest.
Died February 28th, 1972 at 60 years old in Lima.
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