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February 28th
238 Notable deaths
Gennady Kuzmin
Ukrainian chess player (1946–2020).
Born January 19th, 1946 in Mariinsk.
Died February 28th, 2020 at 74 years old in Luhansk. [ref]
Kornel Filipowicz
Polish author (1913–1990).
Born October 27th, 1913 in Ternopil.
Died February 28th, 1990 at 76 years old in Kraków (lung cancer).
Alphonse Borrelly
French astronomer.
Born December 8th, 1842 in Roquemaure.
Died February 28th, 1926 at 83 years old in France.
Alfred Beamish
English tennis player (1879–1944).
Born August 6th, 1879 in Richmond.
Died February 28th, 1944 at 64 years old in Nairn.
Grant Turner
New zealand footballer (1958–2023).
Born October 7th, 1958 in Lower Hutt.
Died February 28th, 2023 at 64 years old in Tauranga (cancer). [ref]
Giovanni Cagliero
Catholic cardinal (1838–1926).
Born January 11th, 1838 in Castelnuovo Don Bosco.
Died February 28th, 1926 at 88 years old in Rome.
György Apponyi
Hungarian politician (1808-1899).
Born December 29th, 1808 in Bratislava.
Died February 28th, 1899 at 90 years old in Malinovo.
Louis-Adolphe Bertillon
French mathematician (1821-1883).
Born April 1st, 1821 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1883 at 61 years old in Paris.
Gérard Calvet
French abbot (1927–2008).
Born November 18th, 1927 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2008 at 80 years old in Carpentras (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Teofilo Spasojević
Serbian footballer (1909-1970).
Born January 21st, 1909 in Belgrade.
Died February 28th, 1970 at 61 years old in Belgrade.
Giovanni Invernizzi
Italian footballer and manager (1931–2005).
Born August 26th, 1931 in Albairate.
Died February 28th, 2005 at 73 years old in Milan.
Andreas Heusler
Swiss philologist (1865–1940).
Born August 10th, 1865 in Basel.
Died February 28th, 1940 at 74 years old in Basel.
Alexandre Besredka
Ukrainian-french biologist (1870-1940).
Born April 8th, 1870 in Odesa.
Died February 28th, 1940 at 69 years old in Paris.
Hildegarde Howard
American paleornithologist.
Born April 3rd, 1901 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 28th, 1998 at 96 years old in Laguna Hills.
Zoltán Ambrus
Hungarian writer (1861–1932).
Born February 22nd, 1861 in Debrecen.
Died February 28th, 1932 at 71 years old in Budapest (disease).
Pauline Lucca
Singer (1841-1908).
Born April 25th, 1841 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1908 at 66 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Nikolay Voronov
Soviet marshal (1899–1968).
Born May 5th, 1899 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 28th, 1968 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Eriks Ādamsons
Latvian novelist (1907-1946).
Died February 28th, 1946 at 38 years old in Riga (tuberculosis).
Mykhailo Chechetov
Ukrainian politician (1953-2015).
Born October 3rd, 1953 in Lyubimovka.
Died February 28th, 2015 at 61 years old in Kyiv (falling).
Constance Wilson-Samuel
Figure skater (1908-1953).
Born January 7th, 1908 in Toronto.
Died February 28th, 1953 at 45 years old in Kansas City.
Michel Brusseaux
French footballer (1913-1986).
Born March 10th, 1913 in Sidi Bel Abbès. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1986 at 72 years old
Donald Reed
Mexican-american actor (1901-1973).
Born July 23rd, 1901 in Mexico City.
Died February 28th, 1973 at 71 years old in Westwood.
Anders Kulläng
Rally driver (1943-2012).
Born September 23rd, 1943 in Karlstad.
Died February 28th, 2012 at 68 years old in Thailand (drowning).
Arthur Machado
Brazilian footballer and manager (1909-1997).
Born January 1st, 1909 in Niterói.
Died February 28th, 1997 at 88 years old in Boa Vista.
Andrei Kostrichkin
Soviet actor (1901-1973).
Born August 24th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 28th, 1973 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht