People who died on February 28 66
Khosrow II
d. 628
Khosrow II, king of the Persian Empire
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Abu Abdallah al-Shi'i
d. 911
Abu Abdallah al-Shi'i, Muslim Shia imam
Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse
d. 1105
Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse (b. c. 1042)
Henry III, Duke of Brabant
d. 1261 (b. 1230)
Henry III, Duke of Brabant (b. 1230)
Leopold I, Duke of Austria
d. 1326 (b. 1290)
Leopold I, Duke of Austria (d. 1326)
Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine
d. 1453 (b. 1400)
Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)
Juan de la Cosa
d. 1510 (b. 1450)
Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer (b. 1450)
Martin Bucer
d. 1551 (b. 1491)
Martin Bucer, German Protestant reformer (b. 1491)
Aegidius Tschudi
d. 1572 (b. 1505)
Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian and author (b. 1505)
Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
d. 1621 (b. 1590)
Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621)
Christian IV of Denmark
d. 1648 (b. 1577)
Christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648)
John Gwynn (architect)
d. 1786 (b. 1713)
John Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713)
Thomas Cushing
d. 1788 (b. 1725)
Thomas Cushing, American lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1725)
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André Dumont
d. 1857 (b. 1809)
André Dumont, Belgian geologist and academic (b. 1809)
Alphonse de Lamartine
d. 1869 (b. 1790)
Alphonse de Lamartine, French author and poet (b. 1790)
Hortense Allart
d. 1879 (b. 1801)
Hortense Allart, Italian-French author (b. 1801)
George Hearst
d. 1891 (b. 1820)
George Hearst, American businessman and politician (d. 1891)
Henry James
d. 1916 (b. 1843)
Henry James, American novelist, short writer, and critic (d. 1916)
Friedrich Ebert
d. 1925 (b. 1871)
Friedrich Ebert, German politician, 1st President of Germany (b. 1871)
Clemens von Pirquet
d. 1929 (b. 1874)
Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian pediatrician and immunologist (d. 1929)
Guillaume Bigourdan
d. 1932 (b. 1851)
Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic (d. 1932)
Chiquinha Gonzaga
d. 1935 (b. 1847)
Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1847)
Charles Nicolle
d. 1936 (b. 1866)
Charles Nicolle, French-Tunisian microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)
Alfonso XIII of Spain
d. 1941 (b. 1886)
Alfonso XIII of Spain, Spanish monarch (d. 1941)
Karel Doorman
d. 1942 (b. 1889)
Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (d. 1942)
Maxwell Anderson
d. 1959 (b. 1888)
Maxwell Anderson, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1888)
Rajendra Prasad
d. 1963 (b. 1884)
Rajendra Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India (b. 1884)
Charles Bassett
d. 1966 (b. 1931)
Charles Bassett, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1931)
Elliot See
d. 1966 (b. 1927)
Elliot See, American commander, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1927)
Henry Luce
d. 1967 (b. 1898)
Henry Luce, American publisher, co-founded Time Magazine (d. 1967)
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
d. 1977 (b. 1905)
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, American actor (d. 1977)
Zara Cully
d. 1978 (b. 1892)
Zara Cully, American actress (b. 1892)
Eric Frank Russell
d. 1978 (b. 1905)
Eric Frank Russell, English author (b. 1905)
Stephen Tennant
d. 1987 (b. 1906)
Stephen Tennant, English author (b. 1906)
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Wassily Hoeffding
d. 1991 (b. 1914)
Wassily Hoeffding, Finnish-American statistician and theorist (b. 1914)
Ishirō Honda
d. 1993 (b. 1911)
Ishirō Honda, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993)
Ruby Keeler
d. 1993 (b. 1909)
Ruby Keeler, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1993)
Dermot Morgan
d. 1998 (b. 1952)
Dermot Morgan, Irish comedian and actor (b. 1952)
Arkady Shevchenko
d. 1998 (b. 1930)
Arkady Shevchenko, Ukrainian diplomat (b. 1930)
Mary Stuart (actress)
d. 2002 (b. 1926)
Mary Stuart, American actress and singer (b. 1926)
Helmut Zacharias
d. 2002 (b. 1920)
Helmut Zacharias, German violinist and composer (b. 1920)
Chris Brasher
d. 2003 (b. 1928)
Chris Brasher, Guyanese-English runner and journalist, co-founded the London Marathon (b. 1928)
Fidel Sánchez Hernández
d. 2003 (b. 1917)
Fidel Sánchez Hernández, Salvadoran general and politician, President of El Salvador (d. 2003)
Daniel J. Boorstin
d. 2004 (b. 1914)
Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian, lawyer, and author, 12th Librarian of Congress (d. 2004)
Carmen Laforet
d. 2004 (b. 1921)
Carmen Laforet, Spanish author (d. 2004)
Andres Nuiamäe
d. 2004 (b. 1982)
Andres Nuiamäe, Estonian sergeant (b. 1982)
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Chris Curtis
d. 2005 (b. 1941)
Chris Curtis, English drummer and singer (The Searchers) (d. 2005)
Owen Chamberlain
d. 2006 (b. 1920)
Owen Chamberlain, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006)
Charles Forte, Baron Forte
d. 2007 (b. 1908)
Charles Forte, Baron Forte, Italian-English businessman, founded the Forte Group (b. 1908)
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
d. 2007 (b. 1917)
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. American historian and critic (b. 1917)
Billy Thorpe
d. 2007 (b. 1946)
Billy Thorpe, English-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1946)
Joseph M. Juran
d. 2008 (b. 1904)
Joseph M. Juran, Romanian-American engineer and businessman (b. 1904)
Paul Harvey
d. 2009 (b. 1918)
Paul Harvey, American radio host (d. 2009)
Annie Girardot
d. 2011 (b. 1931)
Annie Girardot, French actress (b. 1931)
Jane Russell
d. 2011 (b. 1921)
Jane Russell, American actress and singer (d. 2011)
Frisner Augustin
d. 2012 (b. 1948)
Frisner Augustin, Haitian drummer and composer (b. 1948)
Jim Green (councilman)
d. 2012 (b. 1943)
Jim Green, American-Canadian educator and politician (b. 1943)
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Hal Roach (comedian)
d. 2012 (b. 1927)
Hal Roach, Irish comedian and author (b. 1927)
Donald A. Glaser
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Donald A. Glaser, American physicist and neurobiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
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Neil McCorkell
d. 2013 (b. 1912)
Neil McCorkell, English cricketer and coach (b. 1912)
Hugo Brandt Corstius
d. 2014 (b. 1935)
Hugo Brandt Corstius, Dutch linguist and author (d. 2014)
Lee Lorch
d. 2014 (b. 1915)
Lee Lorch, American mathematician and activist (b. 1915)
Alex Johnson
d. 2015 (b. 1942)
Alex Johnson, American baseball player (b. 1942)
Yaşar Kemal
d. 2015 (b. 1923)
Yaşar Kemal, Turkish journalist and author (d. 2015)
George Kennedy
d. 2016 (b. 1925)
George Kennedy, American actor (b. 1925)
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Pierre Pascau
d. 2017 (b. 1938)
Pierre Pascau, Mauritian-Canadian journalist (b. 1938)