February 28th

165 Notable deaths

Kálmán Kánya

Hungarian politician (1869-1945).

Born November 7th, 1869 in Sopron.

Died February 28th, 1945 at 75 years old in Budapest.

Vsevolod Vishnevsky

Soviet dramatist and prose writer..

Born December 21st, 1900 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died February 28th, 1951 at 50 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Alexandre Besredka

Ukrainian-french biologist (1870-1940).

Born April 8th, 1870 in Odesa.

Died February 28th, 1940 at 69 years old in Paris.

Alfred Beamish

English tennis player.

Born August 6th, 1879 in Richmond.

Died February 28th, 1944 at 64 years old in Nairn.

Kornel Filipowicz

Polish author.

Born October 27th, 1913 in Ternopil. [ref]

Died February 28th, 1990 at 76 years old in Kraków (lung cancer). [ref]

Eriks Ādamsons

Latvian novelist.

Born June 22nd, 1907 in Riga. [ref]

Died February 28th, 1946 at 38 years old in Riga (tuberculosis). [ref]

Teofilo Spasojević

Serbian footballer (1909-1970).

Born January 21st, 1909 in Belgrade.

Died February 28th, 1970 at 61 years old in Belgrade.

Michel Brusseaux

French footballer (1913-1986).

Born March 19th, 1913 in Oran.

Died February 28th, 1986 at 72 years old

Zoltán Ambrus

Hungarian writer (1861-1932).

Born February 22nd, 1861 in Debrecen.

Died February 28th, 1932 at 71 years old in Budapest (disease). [ref]

Constance Wilson-Samuel

Figure skater (1908-1953).

Born January 7th, 1908 in Toronto.

Died February 28th, 1953 at 45 years old

Deaths 131 to 140 of 165

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