People who died on February 29 57
Pope Hilarius
d. 468
Pope Hilarius
Oswald of Worcester
d. 992 (b. 925)
Oswald of Worcester, French archbishop and saint (b. 925)
Hōnen
d. 1212 (b. 1133)
Hōnen, Japanese monk, founded Jōdo-shū (b. 1133)
Albert III, Duke of Bavaria
d. 1460 (b. 1401)
Albert III, Duke of Bavaria-Munich (b. 1401)
Patrick Hamilton (martyr)
d. 1528 (b. 1504)
Patrick Hamilton, Scottish Protestant reformer and martyr (b. 1504)
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Alessandro Striggio
d. 1592 (b. 1540)
Alessandro Striggio, Italian composer and diplomat (b. 1540)
Caspar Hennenberger
d. 1600 (b. 1529)
Caspar Hennenberger, German pastor, historian and cartographer (b. 1529)
John Whitgift
d. 1604 (b. 1530)
John Whitgift, English archbishop and academic (b. 1530)
Pietro Ottoboni (cardinal)
d. 1740 (b. 1667)
Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal and art collector (d. 1740)
John Theophilus Desaguliers
d. 1744 (b. 1683)
John Theophilus Desaguliers, French-English physicist and philosopher (b. 1683)
Johann Andreas Stein
d. 1792 (b. 1728)
Johann Andreas Stein, German piano builder (b. 1728)
Johann Joachim Eschenburg
d. 1820 (b. 1743)
Johann Joachim Eschenburg, German historian and critic (b. 1743)
Louis-François Lejeune
d. 1848 (b. 1775)
Louis-François Lejeune, French general, painter and lithographer (b. 1775)
Matsudaira Katataka
d. 1852 (b. 1806)
Matsudaira Katataka, Japanese daimyo (b. 1806)
Ludwig I of Bavaria
d. 1868 (b. 1786)
Ludwig I of Bavaria (d. 1868)
James Milne Wilson
d. 1880 (b. 1812)
James Milne Wilson, Scottish-Australian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1812)
Pat Garrett
d. 1908 (b. 1850)
Pat Garrett, American sheriff (d. 1908)
John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow
d. 1908 (b. 1860)
John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow, Scottish-Australian politician, 1st Governor-General of Australia (b. 1860)
Ernie Courtney
d. 1920 (b. 1875)
Ernie Courtney, American baseball player (b. 1875)
Adolphe Appia
d. 1928 (b. 1862)
Adolphe Appia, Swiss architect and theorist (b. 1862)
Ina Coolbrith
d. 1928 (b. 1841)
Ina Coolbrith, American poet and librarian (b. 1841)
E. F. Benson
d. 1940 (b. 1867)
E. F. Benson, English archaeologist and author (d. 1940)
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
d. 1944 (b. 1861)
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Finnish lawyer, judge and politician, 3rd President of Finland (b. 1861)
Robert Barrington-Ward
d. 1948 (b. 1891)
Robert Barrington-Ward, English lawyer and journalist (b. 1891)
Rebel Oakes
d. 1948 (b. 1883)
Rebel Oakes, American baseball player and manager (b. 1883)
Quo Tai-chi
d. 1952 (b. 1888)
Quo Tai-chi, Chinese politician and diplomat, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations (b. 1888)
Elpidio Quirino
d. 1956 (b. 1890)
Elpidio Quirino, Filipino lawyer and politician, 6th President of the Philippines (b. 1890)
Melvin Purvis
d. 1960 (b. 1903)
Melvin Purvis, American police officer and FBI agent (b. 1903)
Walter Yust
d. 1960 (b. 1894)
Walter Yust, American journalist and author (b. 1894)
Frank Albertson
d. 1964 (b. 1909)
Frank Albertson, American actor and singer (b. 1909)
Lena Blackburne
d. 1968 (b. 1886)
Lena Blackburne, American baseball player, coach and manager (b. 1886)
Tore Ørjasæter
d. 1968 (b. 1886)
Tore Ørjasæter, Norwegian poet and educator (b. 1886)
Tom Davies (American football)
d. 1972 (b. 1896)
Tom Davies, American football player and coach (b. 1896)
Florence P. Dwyer
d. 1976 (b. 1902)
Florence P. Dwyer, American politician (b. 1902)
Yigal Allon
d. 1980 (b. 1918)
Yigal Allon, Israeli general and politician, Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1918)
Gil Elvgren
d. 1980 (b. 1914)
Gil Elvgren, American painter and illustrator (b. 1914)
Ludwik Starski
d. 1984 (b. 1903)
Ludwik Starski, Polish screenwriter and songwriter (b. 1903)
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Sidney Harmon
d. 1988 (b. 1907)
Sidney Harmon, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1907)
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Ruth Pitter
d. 1992 (b. 1897)
Ruth Pitter, English poet and author (b. 1897)
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Wes Farrell
d. 1996 (b. 1939)
Wes Farrell, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1939)
Ralph Rowe
d. 1996 (b. 1924)
Ralph Rowe, American baseball player, coach and manager (b. 1924)
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Dennis Danell
d. 2000 (b. 1961)
Dennis Danell, American guitarist (b. 1961)
Kagamisato Kiyoji
d. 2004 (b. 1923)
Kagamisato Kiyoji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 42nd Yokozuna (d. 2004)
Jerome Lawrence
d. 2004 (b. 1915)
Jerome Lawrence, American playwright and author (b. 1915)
Harold Bernard St. John
d. 2004 (b. 1931)
Harold Bernard St. John, Barbadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Barbados (b. 1931)
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Lorrie Wilmot
d. 2004 (b. 1943)
Lorrie Wilmot, South African cricketer (d. 2004)
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Janet Kagan
d. 2008 (b. 1946)
Janet Kagan, American author (b. 1946)
Erik Ortvad
d. 2008 (b. 1917)
Erik Ortvad, Danish painter and illustrator (d. 2008)
Akira Yamada
d. 2008 (b. 1922)
Akira Yamada, Japanese scholar and philosopher (b. 1922)
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Roland Bautista
d. 2012 (b. 1951)
Roland Bautista, American guitarist (b. 1951)
Davy Jones (musician)
d. 2012 (b. 1945)
Davy Jones, English singer, guitarist and actor (b. 1945)
Sheldon Moldoff
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Sheldon Moldoff, American illustrator (b. 1920)
P. K. Narayana Panicker
d. 2012 (b. 1930)
P. K. Narayana Panicker, Indian social leader (b. 1930)
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Wenn V. Deramas
d. 2016 (b. 1968)
Wenn V. Deramas, Filipino director and screenwriter (d. 2016)
Gil Hill
d. 2016 (b. 1931)
Gil Hill, American police officer, actor and politician (b. 1931)
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Josefin Nilsson
d. 2016 (b. 1969)
Josefin Nilsson, Swedish singer (b. 1969)
Louise Rennison
d. 2016 (b. 1951)
Louise Rennison, English author (b. 1951)