Editing February 28 (section)

==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[628]] &ndash; [[Khosrow II]], Shah of Iran, [[Sasanian Empire]] (b. {{circa|570}})<ref>{{cite book |last=Morony |first=Michael G. |title=Iraq After the Muslim Conquest |year=2005 |publisher=Gorgias Press |location=Piscataway, New Jersey |page=92 |isbn=978-15-93333-15-7}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1621]] &ndash; [[Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany]] (b. 1590)<ref>{{cite web |title=Cosimo II {{!}} grand duke of Tuscany |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cosimo-II |website=Britannica |access-date=3 January 2022 |language=en |archive-date=3 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103161713/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cosimo-II |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1740]] &ndash; [[Pietro Ottoboni (cardinal)|Pietro Ottoboni]], Italian cardinal and patron of the arts (b. 1667)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kelly |first1=Cathie C. |title=Ottoboni, Cardinal Pietro |journal=Grove Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T064225 }}</ref>
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[André Dumont (geologist)|André Dumont]], Belgian geologist and academic (b. 1809)<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Dumont, André Hubert|volume=8|page=665}} This cites Memoir by Major-General J. E. Portlock in ''Address to Geol. Soc.'' (London, 1858).</ref>
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Adolf Zytogorski]], Polish-British chess master and translator (b. {{circa|1811/1812}})<ref>{{cite web|first=Tim|last=Harding|author-link=Tim Harding (chess player)|url=http://www.chesscafe.com/text/kibitz186.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119133024/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/kibitz186.pdf|title=The Kibitz: The Double Life of Adolphus Zytogorski Part One|publisher=[[ChessCafe.com]]|date=2011|archive-date=2012-01-19}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Clemens von Pirquet]], Austrian physician and immunologist (b. 1874)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ipIrT1Hf-dYC&q=%22Clemens+von+Pirquet%22+suicide&pg=PA155|title=Pioneers of Medicine and Their Impact on Tuberculosis|first=Thomas M.|last=Daniel|date=September 18, 2000|publisher=University Rochester Press|isbn=9781580460675|via=Google Books|access-date=September 18, 2021|archive-date=March 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301144302/https://books.google.com/books?id=ipIrT1Hf-dYC&q=%22Clemens+von+Pirquet%22+suicide&pg=PA155|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Guillaume Bigourdan]], French astronomer and academic (b. 1851)<ref>{{cite book |title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |last=Hockey |first=Thomas |year=2009 |publisher=[[Springer Publishing]] |isbn=978-0-387-31022-0 |access-date=August 22, 2012 |url=http://www.springerreference.com/docs/html/chapterdbid/58158.html}}</ref>
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Charles Nicolle]], French biologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1866)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1928/nicolle/biographical/|title=The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1928|website=NobelPrize.org|access-date=2021-05-10|archive-date=2021-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509230720/https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1928/nicolle/biographical/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Isak Penttala]], Finnish politician (b. 1883)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kansanedustajat: Isak Penttala |url=http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?{hnro}=911227&{kieli}=su&{haku}=kaikki |publisher=[[Parliament of Finland]] |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611210402/http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?{hnro}=911227&{kieli}=su&{haku}=kaikki |archive-date=11 June 2011 |location=Helsinki, Finland |language=fi}}</ref>
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Charles Bassett]], American captain, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1931)<ref name=astronaut>{{cite news |last1=Associated Press wire |title=Two Astronauts Killed As Plane Hits Plant |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aqxVAAAAIBAJ&pg=5267%2C6076141 |access-date=10 May 2021 |publisher=[[Eugene Register-Guard]] |date=28 February 1966 |archive-date=11 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511090131/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aqxVAAAAIBAJ&pg=5267,6076141 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1966 &ndash; [[Elliot See]], American commander, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1927)<ref name=astronaut/>
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Neville Cardus]], English cricket and music writer (b. 1888)<ref>{{cite ODNB|author-link= Gerald Howat|last= Howat|first= Gerald|title= Cardus, Sir (John Frederick) Neville|url= http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/30898|access-date= 26 November 2012|year=2004|doi= 10.1093/ref:odnb/30898}}</ref>
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Eddie "Rochester" Anderson]], American actor and comedian (b. 1905)<ref>{{cite news |title=Eddie Anderson, 71, Benny's Rochester. Gravel-Voiced Comedian Noted for 'What's That, Boss?' Line Played Valet for More Than 30 Years. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/03/01/archives/eddie-anderson-71-bennys-rochester-gravelvoiced-comedian-noted-for.html |quote=Eddie (Rochester) Anderson, the gravel voiced comedian who played Jack Benny's valet for more than 30 years, died yesterday at the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital in Los Angeles. He was 71 years old and had been under treatment for a heart ailment since December. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 1, 1977 |access-date=May 24, 2008 |archive-date=September 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925040502/http://www.nytimes.com/1977/03/01/archives/eddie-anderson-71-bennys-rochester-gravelvoiced-comedian-noted-for.html |url-status=live }}(subscription required)</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Died|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,947282,00.html|quote=Eddie Anderson, 71, who played the late Jack Benny's hoarse, heckling valet Rochester on radio, TV, and film for more than 30 years; of heart disease; in Los Angeles. In 1937, Anderson made what was supposed to be a one-shot appearance on the Benny broadcast; the audience loved his drollery and he became a member of the cast. Anderson constantly deflated Benny's pomposity with a high-pitched, incredulous, "What's that, boss?"|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=March 14, 1977|access-date=May 24, 2008|archive-date=June 4, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604183719/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,947282,00.html|url-status=dead}}(subscription required)</ref> 
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Zara Cully]], American actress (b. 1892)<ref name=jetmar16>{{cite journal| title=Cancer Claims 'Mother Jefferson' At Age 86| date=March 16, 1978| page=54| journal=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pb8DAAAAMBAJ&q=Zara+Cully+Brown&pg=PA54| volume=52| number=25| access-date=August 29, 2018| archive-date=May 10, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510223159/https://books.google.com/books?id=Pb8DAAAAMBAJ&q=Zara+Cully+Brown&pg=PA54| url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1993 &ndash; [[Ruby Keeler]], Canadian-American actress and dancer (b. 1909)<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/01/arts/ruby-keeler-tap-dancing-actress-is-dead-at-82.html| title=Ruby Keeler, tap dancing actress, is dead at 82 (sic)| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| date=March 3, 1993| access-date=December 25, 2015| first=Stephen| last=Holden| archive-date=December 27, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227015732/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/01/arts/ruby-keeler-tap-dancing-actress-is-dead-at-82.html| url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Arkady Shevchenko]], Ukrainian diplomat (b. 1930)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1998/03/12/soviet-defector-arkady-shevchenko-dies/3fc5f474-e7b7-4d1c-b6f2-e565dfa1ef22/|title=SOVIET DEFECTOR ARKADY SHEVCHENKO DIES|first=Bart|last=Barnes|date=12 March 1998|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=10 May 2021|archive-date=29 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729081411/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1998/03/12/soviet-defector-arkady-shevchenko-dies/3fc5f474-e7b7-4d1c-b6f2-e565dfa1ef22/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Mary Stuart (actress)|Mary Stuart]], American actress and singer (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite news |title=Soap opera star Mary Stuart dead at age 76 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27766983/mary_stuart/ |accessdate=January 29, 2019 |work=Longview News-Journal |agency=New York Times News Service |date=March 4, 2002 |location=Texas, Longview |page=19 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date=January 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129181345/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27766983/mary_stuart/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  2002 &ndash; [[Helmut Zacharias]], German violinist and composer (b. 1920)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Anderson|first=Martin|title=Obituaries: Helmut Zacharias|newspaper=The Independent|location = London|date=7 March 2002|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/helmut-zacharias-729804.html|accessdate=11 August 2011}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Chris Brasher]], Guyanese-English runner and journalist, co-founded the [[London Marathon]] (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/2807839.stm| title=Marathon founder Brasher dies| author=BBC Sport| date=28 February 2003| accessdate=22 April 2007| work=BBC News| archive-date=19 March 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319144719/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/2807839.stm| url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Daniel J. Boorstin]], American historian and librarian (b. 1914)<ref>Wilson, Linda D. ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/B/BO014.html "Boorstin, Daniel J. (1914–2004)."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105080846/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/B/BO014.html |date=January 5, 2009 }}</ref>
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Chris Curtis (musician)|Chris Curtis]], English singer and drummer (b. 1941)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sweeting|first=Adam|date=3 March 2005|title=Chris Curtis|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/mar/03/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries|access-date=6 March 2021|archive-date=10 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210212159/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/mar/03/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Owen Chamberlain]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1920)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1959/chamberlain/facts/|title=The Nobel Prize in Physics 1959|website=NobelPrize.org|access-date=2021-05-10|archive-date=2019-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004024027/https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1959/chamberlain/facts/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  2007 &ndash; [[Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.]] American historian and critic (b. 1917)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/02/obituaries/02schlesinger.html |author=Douglas Martin |title=Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., a Partisan Historian of Power, Is Dead at 89 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210203508/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/02/obituaries/02schlesinger.html |archive-date=December 10, 2008 |date=March 2, 2007 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Paul Harvey]], American radio host (b. 1918)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Holley |first1=Joe |title=Beloved Radio Broadcaster Paul Harvey Dies at 90 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/28/AR2009022802096.html |access-date=25 July 2021 |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |date=March 1, 2009 |archive-date=27 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927175817/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/28/AR2009022802096.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Annie Girardot]], French actress (b. 1931)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/movies/02girardot.html?_r=1&src=twrhp | work=The New York Times | first=William | last=Grimes | title=Annie Girardot, Versatile French Actress, Dies at 79 | date=1 March 2011 | access-date=25 July 2021 | archive-date=25 July 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725195434/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/movies/02girardot.html?_r=1&src=twrhp | url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Donald A. Glaser]], American physicist and biologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite web |last=Sanders |first=Robert |url=http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/01/physics-nobelist-and-biotech-pioneer-donald-glaser-dies-at-86/ |title=Physics Nobelist and biotech pioneer Donald Glaser dies at 86 |publisher=Newscenter.berkeley.edu |date=March 1, 2013 |access-date=2013-03-02 |archive-date=2015-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321181116/http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/01/physics-nobelist-and-biotech-pioneer-donald-glaser-dies-at-86/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Hugo Brandt Corstius]], Dutch linguist and author (b. 1935)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-02-28|title=Schrijver Hugo Brandt Corstius (78) overleden|url=https://www.nu.nl/boek/3714493/schrijver-hugo-brandt-corstius-78-overleden.html|access-date=2021-08-30|website=NU|language=nl|archive-date=2021-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830183255/https://www.nu.nl/boek/3714493/schrijver-hugo-brandt-corstius-78-overleden.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Hugo Brandt Corstius 1935–2014|url=https://www.groene.nl/artikel/hugo-brandt-corstius-1935-2014 |first1=Liesbeth |last1=Koenen |date=12 March 2014 |access-date=2021-08-30|website=De Groene Amsterdammer|language=nl-NL|archive-date=2021-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830183256/https://www.groene.nl/artikel/hugo-brandt-corstius-1935-2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Yaşar Kemal]], Turkish journalist and author (b. 1923)<ref>{{Cite web |agency=Reuters |date=2015-02-28|title=Yasar Kemal, celebrated Turkish novelist, dead at 91|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/28/yasar-kemal-celebrated-turkish-novelist-dies-at-91|access-date=2021-08-30|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830183504/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/28/yasar-kemal-celebrated-turkish-novelist-dies-at-91|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Arsiya|first=İklim|date=2015-03-05|title=Yaşar Kemal: A master Turkish novelist who will never be forgotten|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/books/2015/03/05/yasar-kemal-a-master-turkish-novelist-who-will-never-be-forgotten|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Daily Sabah|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830183254/https://www.dailysabah.com/books/2015/03/05/yasar-kemal-a-master-turkish-novelist-who-will-never-be-forgotten|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[George Kennedy]], American actor (b. 1925)<ref>{{cite web |title=George Kennedy |url=http://www.bafta.org/heritage/in-memory-of/george-kennedy |website=www.bafta.org |access-date=28 March 2020 |language=en |date=13 January 2017 |archive-date=28 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328190220/http://www.bafta.org/heritage/in-memory-of/george-kennedy |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[André Previn]], German-American pianist, conductor, and composer. (b. 1929)<ref name="NYTPrevinObituary">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/obituaries/andre-previn-whose-music-knew-no-boundaries-dies-at-89.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/obituaries/andre-previn-whose-music-knew-no-boundaries-dies-at-89.html |archive-date=2022-01-02 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title=André Previn, Whose Music Knew No Boundaries, Dies at 89|last=Barron|first=James|date=28 February 2019|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=28 February 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Joe Coulombe]], founder of [[Trader Joe's]] (b. 1930)<ref>{{cite news |last1=McLellan |first1=Dennis |title=Joe Coulombe, founder of Trader Joe's, dies at 89 |url=https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2020-02-29/la-me-joe-coulombe-trade-joes-dead |access-date=March 1, 2020 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=February 29, 2020 |archive-date=March 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301003327/https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2020-02-29/la-me-joe-coulombe-trade-joes-dead |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  2020 &ndash; [[Freeman Dyson]], British-born American physicist and mathematician (b. 1923)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stone |first1=Andrea |title=Freeman Dyson, legendary theoretical physicist, dies at 96 |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/02/freeman-dyson-legendary-theoretical-physicist-dies-at-96/ |website=National Geographic |access-date=3 March 2020 |language=en |date=28 February 2020 |archive-date=2 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302075803/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/02/freeman-dyson-legendary-theoretical-physicist-dies-at-96/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*  2020 &ndash; [[Lenox Hewitt|Sir Lenox Hewitt]], Australian public servant (b. 1917)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fnation%2Fobituary-lenox-hewitts-crucial-role-in-reforming-australian-economy%2Fnews-story%2Fea0ff9c6bf35b9118418c3b793005085&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium|title=Obituary: Lenox Hewitt's crucial role in reforming Australian economy|last=Day|first=Mark|date=1 March 2020|website=The Australian|access-date=2020-05-23|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Ahmed Salim (murderer)|Ahmed Salim]], Bangladeshi convicted murderer (b. 1989)<ref>{{cite news|date=28 February 2024|title=Man who killed ex-fiancee is first person to be executed for murder in Singapore since 2019|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/man-who-killed-ex-fiancee-is-first-person-to-be-executed-for-murder-in-singapore-since-2019|work=The Straits Times}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Héctor Ortiz (baseball)|Héctor Ortiz]], Puerto Rican baseball player and coach (b. 1969)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Press • • |first=The Associated |date=2024-02-28 |title=Texas Rangers coach, former player Hector Ortiz dies at 54 after long battle with cancer |url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/red-fever/texas-rangers-coach-hector-ortiz-dies-at-54-after-a-long-battle-with-cancer/3474093/ |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth |language=en-US}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Cat Janice]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1993)<ref name= expected>Greene, Jordon (February 28, 2024). "[https://people.com/musician-mom-cat-janice-dead-at-31-8601782 Musician Mom Cat Janice Dead at 31: 'Cat Saw Her Music Go Places She Never Expected']". ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''.</ref>
*[[2025]] &ndash; [[David Johansen]], American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1950)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Edwards |first=Gavin |date=March 1, 2025 |title=David Johansen, Who Fronted the New York Dolls and More, Dies at 75 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/arts/music/david-johansen-dead.html |access-date=March 6, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*2025 &ndash; [[Miguel Piñera]], Chilean celebrity, night club owner and amateur musician (b. 1954)<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 February 2025 |title=Muere Miguel "Negro" Piñera a los 70 años: músico y hermano del expresidente Sebastián Piñera |url=https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/espectaculos-y-tv/celebridades/2025/02/28/muere-miguel-negro-pinera-a-los-70-anos-musico-y-hermano-del-expresidente-sebastian-pinera.shtml |accessdate=28 February 2025 |publisher=Biobiochile.cl}}</ref>
*2025 &ndash; [[Joseph Wambaugh]], American writer (b. 1937)<ref>{{Cite news |last=McFadden |first=Robert D. |date=February 28, 2025 |title=Joseph Wambaugh, Author With a Cop's-Eye View, Is Dead at 88 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/books/joseph-wambaugh-dead.html |access-date=March 1, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>