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February 29th
46 Notable deaths
Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg
Danish prince (1887-1940).
Born June 10th, 1887 in Yellow Palace. [ref]
Died February 29th, 1940 at 52 years old in Taza. [ref]
Adolphe Appia
Swiss architect (1862-1928).
Born September 1st, 1862 in Geneva. [ref]
Died February 29th, 1928 at 65 years old in Nyon. [ref]
John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow
British colonial governor (1860-1908).
Born September 25th, 1860 in Queensferry.
Died February 29th, 1908 at 47 years old in Pau.
Vitaly Fedorchuk
Kgb chairman (1918-2008).
Born December 27th, 1918 in Ogiyivka.
Died February 29th, 2008 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Félix Fénéon
French anarchist and art critic (1861-1944).
Born June 22nd, 1861 in Turin. [ref]
Died February 29th, 1944 at 82 years old in Châtenay-Malabry. [ref]
Teiji Takagi
Japanese mathematician.
Born April 21st, 1875 in Kasuga. [ref]
Died February 29th, 1960 at 84 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Mevhibe İnönü
First lady of turkey (1897-1992).
Born September 22nd, 1894 in Constantinople.
Died February 29th, 1992 at 97 years old in Ankara.
Hannes Löhr
German footballer and manager (1942-2016).
Born July 5th, 1942 in Eitorf.
Died February 29th, 2016 at 73 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Éva Székely
Hungarian swimmer.
Born April 3rd, 1927 in Budapest.
Died February 29th, 2020 at 92 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Josef Swickard
Actor (1866-1940).
Born June 26th, 1866 in Koblenz.
Died February 29th, 1940 at 73 years old in Hollywood.
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