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February 28th
238 Notable deaths
Vespasiano Bignami
Italian painter, cartoonist, writer (1841-1929).
Born October 18th, 1841 in Cremona. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1929 at 87 years old in Milan.
André Devaux
French sprinter (1894–1981).
Born August 4th, 1894 in Laon.
Died February 28th, 1981 at 86 years old in Chaumont.
Martin Stahnke
German rower (1888-1969).
Born November 11th, 1888 in Briesen.
Died February 28th, 1969 at 80 years old in Frankfurt.
Gunnar Asther
Sailor (1892-1974).
Born March 4th, 1892 in Malmö.
Died February 28th, 1974 at 81 years old
Alexander King
British chemist and environmentalist (1909-2007).
Born January 26th, 1909 in Langside.
Died February 28th, 2007 at 98 years old in London. [ref]
Raúl Sánchez
Chilean footballer (1933-2016).
Born October 26th, 1933 in Valparaíso.
Died February 28th, 2016 at 82 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Arne Mortensen
Norwegian rower (1900–1942).
Born December 14th, 1900 in Stavanger.
Died February 28th, 1942 at 41 years old
Antoine-Pierre IX Hassoun
Armenian patriarch and priest (1809-1884).
Born June 15th, 1809 in Istanbul, Syria.
Died February 28th, 1884 at 74 years old in Rome (pleuropneumonia).
Väinö Penttala
Olympic wrestler (1897–1976).
Born January 16th, 1897 in Isokyrö.
Died February 28th, 1976 at 79 years old in Isokyrö.
Jean Marcel Honoré
Catholic cardinal (1920–2013).
Born August 13th, 1920 in Saint-Brice-en-Coglès.
Died February 28th, 2013 at 92 years old in Tours.
André Dumont
Belgian geologist (1809-1857).
Born February 15th, 1809 in Liège.
Died February 28th, 1857 at 48 years old in Liège.
Mario Bergara
Uruguayan association football player (1937-2001).
Born December 1st, 1937 in Montevideo.
Died February 28th, 2001 at 63 years old
Alexandr Alexandrovich Fischer von Waldheim
Botanist (1839-1920).
Born April 20th, 1839 in Moscow.
Died February 28th, 1920 at 80 years old in Sochi.
Deaths 226 to 238 of 238
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir