February 28th
165 Notable deaths
Ladislas Starevich
Polish-russian stop-motion animator.
Born August 6th, 1882 in Moscow. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1965 at 82 years old in Fontenay-sous-Bois. [ref]
Chris Brasher
London marathon co-founder, athlete, journalist.
Born August 21st, 1928 in Georgetown.
Died February 28th, 2003 at 74 years old in Chaddleworth.
Beatrix Farrand
American landscape architect.
Born June 19th, 1872 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1959 at 86 years old in Mount Desert Island. [ref]
Stan Cullis
English footballer and manager (1916-2001).
Born October 25th, 1916 in Ellesmere Port.
Died February 28th, 2001 at 84 years old in Malvern. [ref]
Owen Chamberlain
American physicist.
Born July 10th, 1920 in San Francisco.
Died February 28th, 2006 at 85 years old in Berkeley (Parkinson's disease).
Nikolay Voronov
Soviet military commander, chief marshal of the artillery (1899-1968).
Born May 5th, 1899 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 28th, 1968 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Eric Frank Russell
English science fiction writer.
Born January 6th, 1905 in Sandhurst. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1978 at 73 years old in Liverpool. [ref]
Józef Unrug
Polish vice-admiral (1884-1973).
Born October 7th, 1884 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Died February 28th, 1973 at 88 years old in Lailly-en-Val.
Frigyes Riesz
Hungarian mathematician who made fundamental contributions to functional analysis.
Born January 22nd, 1880 in Győr. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1956 at 76 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Antonio Quarracino
Argentine cardinal.
Born August 8th, 1923 in Pollica.
Died February 28th, 1998 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiovascular disease).
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Death? Be as proud as you want: bore me later, because Love is sovereign here. Life never ends. Joy comes in the morning. Glory hallelujah. And let it be so. Anne Lamott