February 28th
170 Notable deaths
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).
Alexander King
British chemist and environmentalist (1909-2007).
Born January 26th, 1909 in Langside.
Died February 28th, 2007 at 98 years old in London. [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.
Zhou Fohai
Chinese politician (1897–1948).
Born May 29th, 1897 in Yuanling County. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1948 at 50 years old in Nanjing Prison. [ref]
Gustav Otto
German aerospace engineer.
Born January 12th, 1883 in Cologne.
Died February 28th, 1926 at 43 years old in Munich.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov
Russian ice hockey player (1947-2017).
Born June 30th, 1947 in Krasnogorsk.
Died February 28th, 2017 at 69 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Prince Gabriel Constantinovich of Russia
Russian prince.
Born July 15th, 1887 in Pavlovsk. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1955 at 67 years old in Paris. [ref]
Béla Imrédy
Hungarian prime minister (1891-1946).
Born December 29th, 1891 in Budapest.
Died February 28th, 1946 at 54 years old in Budapest (ballistic trauma).
Gus Lesnevich
American boxer (1915-1964).
Born February 22nd, 1915 in Pittsburgh.
Died February 28th, 1964 at 49 years old in Cliffside Park.
Jaime Graça
Portuguese footballer (1942-2012).
Born January 10th, 1942 in Setúbal.
Died February 28th, 2012 at 70 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 170
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore