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Famous Deaths on February 28

12 notable people died on February 28, including Donald A. Glaser, Charles Nicolle, Friedrich Ebert.

Total Deaths
12
Avg Age at Death
64
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

1 death
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1960)

20th Century

7 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1928)
Friedrich Ebert
Friedrich Ebert
politician
German politician, president of Germany (1871-1925)
Milan Bogdanović
Milan Bogdanović
literary criticliterary historian
Serbian literary critic (1892-1964)
Zofia Stryjeńska
Zofia Stryjeńska
designerdraftsperson
Painter; illustrator; graphic designer; scenic designer (1891–1976)
Brazilian lexicographer, philologist, translator, and writer (1910–1989)
Seweryn Wysłouch
Seweryn Wysłouch
historianlawyer
Polish historian-lawyer
Koesbini
Koesbini
composersongwriter
Indonesian composer

18th Century

2 deaths
Ogyū Sorai
Ogyū Sorai
linguistphilosopher
Japanese philosopher (1666–1728)
Jacob Faggot
Jacob Faggot
engineerpolitician
Swedish scientist (1699-1777)

16th Century

1 death
Fourth Emperor of the Mạc dynasty

10th Century

1 death
Gregory V
Gregory V
Catholic priestwriter
Pope and ruler of the Papal States (c.972-999) (r.996-999)

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