February 28th
165 Notable deaths
Javad Tabatabai
Iranian philosopher and political scientist.
Born December 14th, 1945 in Tabriz.
Died February 28th, 2023 at 77 years old in Irvine. [ref]
Mario Luzi
Italian poet (1914-2005).
Born October 20th, 1914 in Sesto Fiorentino, Castello. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2005 at 90 years old in Florence. [ref]
Hermann Burger
Swiss writer (1942-1989).
Born July 10th, 1942 in Menziken. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1989 at 46 years old in Brunegg (intoxication).
Major Ritchie
English tennis player (1870-1955).
Born October 18th, 1870 in Westminster.
Died February 28th, 1955 at 84 years old in Ashford.
Xabier Arzalluz
Spanish politician.
Born August 24th, 1932 in Azkoitia.
Died February 28th, 2019 at 86 years old in Bilbao. [ref]
Sergey Oldenburg
Russian scholar of sanskrit and buddhism.
Born September 26th, 1863 in Nerchinsk.
Died February 28th, 1934 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Charles Pozzi
French racing driver.
Born August 27th, 1909 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2001 at 91 years old in Levallois-Perret. [ref]
Olivier Alain
French organist, pianist, musicologist and composer (1918-1994).
Born August 3rd, 1918 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1994 at 75 years old in Férolles-Attilly. [ref]
Pedro Bonifacio Palacios
Argentine poet (1854–1917).
Born May 13th, 1854 in La Matanza Partido.
Died February 28th, 1917 at 62 years old in La Plata.
Chushiro Hayashi
Japanese astrophysicist.
Born July 25th, 1920 in Kyoto.
Died February 28th, 2010 at 89 years old in Kyoto (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 165
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis