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February 28th
165 Notable deaths
Rogelio Guerra
Mexican actor (1936-2018).
Born October 8th, 1936 in Aguascalientes City.
Died February 28th, 2018 at 81 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Karel Doorman
Dutch admiral (1889-1942).
Born April 23rd, 1889 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1942 at 52 years old in Java Sea (killed in action).
Anny Ondra
Czech actress.
Born May 15th, 1902 in Tarnów. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1987 at 84 years old in Hollenstedt (stroke). [ref]
Milan Bandić
Croatian politician; mayor of zagreb.
Born November 22nd, 1955 in Grude.
Died February 28th, 2021 at 65 years old in Klinička bolnica "Sveti Duh" (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Maxwell Anderson
American playwright and writer (1888-1959).
Born December 15th, 1888 in Atlantic.
Died February 28th, 1959 at 70 years old in Stamford (stroke).
Armando Trovaioli
Italian film composer and pianist (1917-2013).
Born September 2nd, 1917 in Rome. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2013 at 95 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ruslan Gelayev
Chechen field commander (1964-2004).
Born April 16th, 1964.
Died February 28th, 2004 at 39 years old in Republic of Dagestan.
Donald Arthur Glaser
American physicist and neurobiologist.
Born September 21st, 1926 in Cleveland.
Died February 28th, 2013 at 86 years old in Berkeley.
Virginia Huston
American actress (1925-1981).
Born April 24th, 1925 in Wisner.
Died February 28th, 1981 at 55 years old in Santa Monica.
Yaşar Kemal
Turkish writer and human rights activist.
Born October 6th, 1923 in Gökçedam. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2015 at 91 years old in Istanbul (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner