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February 28th
165 Notable deaths
Aziza Amir
Egyptian actress, producer, and screenwriter.
Born December 17th, 1901 in Damietta.
Died February 28th, 1952 at 50 years old in Cairo.
Emmy
Albanian singer.
Born March 15th, 1989 in Skrapar District.
Died February 28th, 2011 at 21 years old in Tirana (struck by vehicle).
Ara Harutyunyan
Soviet sculptor and artist (1928-1999).
Born March 28th, 1928 in Yerevan.
Died February 28th, 1999 at 70 years old in Yerevan.
Guillaume Bigourdan
French astronomer (1851-1932).
Born April 6th, 1851 in Sistels. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1932 at 80 years old in Paris. [ref]
Gustavo Testa
Catholic cardinal.
Born July 28th, 1886 in Boltiere.
Died February 28th, 1969 at 82 years old in Rome.
Avraham Shochat
Israeli politician.
Born June 14th, 1936 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2024 at 87 years old in Tel Aviv.
Oscar Chajes
Austrian-american chess player.
Born December 14th, 1873 in Brody.
Died February 28th, 1928 at 54 years old in New York City.
Semyon Novgorodov
Yakut politician and linguist (1892-1924).
Born February 13th, 1892 in Churapchinsky District.
Died February 28th, 1924 at 32 years old in Yakutsk.
Gennady Kuzmin
Ukrainian chess player.
Born January 19th, 1946 in Mariinsk.
Died February 28th, 2020 at 74 years old in Luhansk. [ref]
Alberto Marcovecchio
Argentinian association football player (1893-1958).
Born March 6th, 1893 in Avellaneda.
Died February 28th, 1958 at 64 years old in Lanús.
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