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February 28th
238 Notable deaths
Angie Turner King
American chemist and mathematician.
Born December 9th, 1905 in McDowell County.
Died February 28th, 2004 at 98 years old in Kanawha County.
Frigyes Riesz
Hungarian mathematician who made fundamental contributions to functional analysis (1880–1956).
Born January 22nd, 1880 in Győr.
Died February 28th, 1956 at 76 years old in Budapest.
Ed Bickert
Canadian musician (1932–2019).
Born November 29th, 1932 in Hochfeld.
Died February 28th, 2019 at 86 years old in Toronto (lung cancer).
Chiquinha Gonzaga
Brazilian musician and composer (1847-1935).
Born October 17th, 1847 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 28th, 1935 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Adolf Schärf
Austrian politician, president of austria 1957–1965 (1890–1965).
Born April 20th, 1890 in Mikulov.
Died February 28th, 1965 at 74 years old in Vienna.
Sanjō Sanetomi
Japanese politician (1837-1891).
Born March 13th, 1837 in Kyoto.
Died February 28th, 1891 at 53 years old in Azabu-ku (influenza).
Princess Marie-Adélaïde of Luxembourg
Luxembourgian royal (1924–2007).
Born May 21st, 1924 in Colmar-Berg.
Died February 28th, 2007 at 82 years old in Fischbach.
Emmy Destinn
Czech operatic soprano with a strong and soaring lyric-playwright voice (1878-1930).
Born February 20th, 1878 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1930 at 52 years old in České Budějovice. [ref]
Charles Nicolle
French microbiologist (1866–1936).
Born September 21st, 1866 in Rouen.
Died February 28th, 1936 at 69 years old in Tunis. [ref]
Paul de Kruif
American microbiologist (1890–1971).
Born March 2nd, 1890 in Zeeland.
Died February 28th, 1971 at 80 years old in Holland.
Bing Xin
Chinese writer，poet (1900-1999).
Born October 5th, 1900 in Gulou District.
Died February 28th, 1999 at 98 years old in Beijing.
Zhou Fohai
Chinese politician (1897–1948).
Born May 29th, 1897 in Yuanling County.
Died February 28th, 1948 at 50 years old in Nanjing Prison (heart disease).
Sandro Munari
Italian racecar driver.
Born March 28th, 1940 in Cavarzere.
Died February 28th, 2026 at 85 years old in Bologna. [ref]
Ayako Sono
Japanese writer.
Born September 17th, 1931 in Katsushika.
Died February 28th, 2025 at 93 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Fidel Sánchez Hernández
President of el salvador (1917-2003).
Born July 7th, 1917 in El Divisadero. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2003 at 85 years old in San Salvador (myocardial infarction).
Gustav Otto
German aerospace engineer (1883–1926).
Born January 12th, 1883 in Cologne.
Died February 28th, 1926 at 43 years old in Munich.
Carmen Laforet
Spanish author (1921-2004).
Born September 6th, 1921 in Esquerra de l'Eixample.
Died February 28th, 2004 at 82 years old in Majadahonda.
Prince Gabriel Constantinovich of Russia
Russian prince (1887–1955).
Born July 15th, 1887 in Pavlovsk. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1955 at 67 years old in Paris. [ref]
William Farrar Smith
United states army general, civil engineer, mathematics professor, police commissioner.
Born February 17th, 1824 in St. Albans. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1903 at 79 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Clifford Edmund Bosworth
British historian and orientalist (1928–2015).
Born December 29th, 1928 in Sheffield.
Died February 28th, 2015 at 86 years old in Yeovil.
Giovanni Morelli
Italian art critic (1816-1891).
Born February 25th, 1816 in Verona.
Died February 28th, 1891 at 75 years old in Milan.
Béla Imrédy
Hungarian prime minister (1891-1946).
Born December 29th, 1891 in Budapest.
Died February 28th, 1946 at 54 years old in Budapest (gunshot wound).
Clemens von Pirquet
Austrian physician (1874-1929).
Born May 12th, 1874 in Hirschstetten.
Died February 28th, 1929 at 54 years old in Vienna (suicide method).
Lisa Lane
American chess player (1933–2024).
Born April 25th, 1933 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2024 at 90 years old in Carmel. [ref]
James H. Snook
American sportsperson, veterenarian, and executed murderer (1879–1930).
Born September 17th, 1879 in South Lebanon.
Died February 28th, 1930 at 50 years old in Ohio Penitentiary (electrocution).
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner