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February 28th
162 Notable deaths
Rajendra Prasad
President of india from 1950 to 1962.
Born December 3rd, 1884 in Ziradei. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1963 at 78 years old in Patna. [ref]
Jane Russell
American actress and model (1921-2011).
Born June 21st, 1921 in Bemidji. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2011 at 89 years old in Santa Maria (respiratory disease). [ref]
André Previn
German-american pianist, conductor and composer (1929-2019).
Born April 6th, 1929 in Berlin.
Died February 28th, 2019 at 89 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Frankie Lymon
American singer.
Born September 30th, 1942 in Harlem. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1968 at 25 years old in Harlem (drug overdose). [ref]
Freeman Dyson
Theoretical physicist and mathematician.
Born December 15th, 1923 in Crowthorne.
Died February 28th, 2020 at 96 years old in Princeton (fall). [ref]
Dermot Morgan
Irish actor.
Born March 31st, 1952 in Dublin.
Died February 28th, 1998 at 45 years old in London Borough of Hounslow (myocardial infarction).
Olof Palme
Swedish prime minister (1927-1986).
Born January 30th, 1927 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1986 at 59 years old in Sveavägen (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Paul Harvey
American broadcaster (1918-2009).
Born September 4th, 1918 in Tulsa.
Died February 28th, 2009 at 90 years old in Phoenix.
Kamala Nehru
Indian independence activist.
Born August 1st, 1899 in Delhi.
Died February 28th, 1936 at 36 years old in Lausanne (tuberculosis).
Friedrich Ebert
German politician, president of germany (1871-1925).
Born February 4th, 1871 in Heidelberg. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1925 at 54 years old in Berlin (peritonitis). [ref]
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