5 notable people died on February 29, including John Theophilus Desaguliers, Henry Livingston, Jr., Violet, Lady Greville.
20th Century
3 deathsViolet, Lady Greville
novelistwriter
British aristocrat and writer (1842-1932)
Shamshi Kaldayakov
composer
Kazakhstani musician (1930–1992)
Elpidio Quirino
diplomatlawyer
President of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953 (1890–1956)
19th Century
1 deathHenry Livingston, Jr.
businesspersonjudge
American farmer, revolutionary officer, justice of the peace, and poet
18th Century
1 deathJohn Theophilus Desaguliers
engineerphilosopher
French-born British natural philosopher and clergyman
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