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February 28th
185 Notable deaths
Tsubouchi Shōyō
Japanese writer.
Born May 22nd, 1859 in Ōta-juku.
Died February 28th, 1935 at 75 years old in Atami. [ref]
François Flameng
French painter (1856-1923).
Born December 6th, 1856 in Paris.
Died February 28th, 1923 at 66 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (diabetes).
Hermann Burger
Swiss writer (1942-1989).
Born July 10th, 1942 in Menziken. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1989 at 46 years old in Brunegg (intoxication).
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]
Aziza Amir
Egyptian actress, producer, and script writer.
Born December 17th, 1901 in Damietta.
Died February 28th, 1952 at 50 years old in Cairo.
Pelayo Novo García
Spanish footballer (1990–2023).
Born November 1st, 1990 in Oviedo.
Died February 28th, 2023 at 32 years old in La Corredoria train station (train collision). [ref]
Mario Luzi
Italian poet (1914-2005).
Born October 20th, 1914 in Castello, Sesto Fiorentino.
Died February 28th, 2005 at 90 years old in Florence.
Sergey Oldenburg
Russian scholar of sanskrit and buddhism (1863-1934).
Born September 26th, 1863 in Nerchinsk.
Died February 28th, 1934 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Xabier Arzalluz
Spanish politician.
Born August 24th, 1932 in Azkoitia.
Died February 28th, 2019 at 86 years old in Bilbao. [ref]
Chushiro Hayashi
Japanese astrophysicist.
Born July 25th, 1920 in Kyoto.
Died February 28th, 2010 at 89 years old in Kyoto (pneumonia). [ref]
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