Editing February 29 (section)

==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[468]] &ndash; [[Pope Hilarius]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Davis |first1=Raymond (trans.) |title=The Book of Pontiffs (Liber Pontificalis) |date=2000 |publisher=Liverpool University Press |isbn=9780853235453 |page=40}}</ref>
* [[992]] &ndash; [[Oswald of Worcester]], Anglo-Saxon archbishop and saint (b. 925)<ref>{{EB1911|noprescript=1|inline=1|wstitle=Oswald (archbishop of York)}}</ref>
*[[1460]] &ndash; [[Albert III, Duke of Bavaria|Albert III]], Duke of Bavaria-Munich (b. 1401)<ref>{{cite web |title=Albrecht III, Duke of Bavaria-Munich, 1401-1460 |url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90718818 |publisher=[[Library of Congress]] |access-date=3 September 2021}}</ref>
*[[1528]] &ndash; [[Patrick Hamilton (martyr)|Patrick Hamilton]], Scottish Protestant reformer and martyr (b. 1504)<ref>{{EB1911|noprescript=1|inline=1|wstitle=Hamilton, Patrick}}</ref>
*[[1592]] &ndash; [[Alessandro Striggio]], Italian composer and diplomat (b. 1536/1537)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Fenlon |first1=Iain |title=Striggio [Strigi, Strigia], Alessandro(i) |journal=Grove Music Online |date=20 January 2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.26957|isbn=978-1-56159-263-0 }}</ref>
*[[1600]] &ndash; [[Caspar Hennenberger]], German pastor, historian and cartographer (b. 1529)<ref>{{cite book |title=Neue Preussische Provinzial-Blätter, Volume 6 |date=1848 |page=371 |language=German}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1604]] &ndash; [[John Whitgift]], English archbishop and academic (b. 1530)<ref>{{EB1911|noprescript=1|inline=1|wstitle=Whitgift, John}}</ref>
*[[1712]] &ndash; [[Johann Conrad Peyer]], Swiss anatomist (b. 1653)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Huard |first1=Pierre |last2=Imbault-Huart |first2=M. J. |editor1-last=Gillispie |editor1-first=Charles Coulston |title=Dictionary of Scientific Biography |date=1974 |publisher=Scribner |isbn=0684101211 |page=567 |volume=10}}</ref>
*[[1744]] &ndash; [[John Theophilus Desaguliers]], French-English physicist and philosopher (b. 1683)<ref>{{Citation | title=Announcement| newspaper=Daily Post | location=London | date=7 March 1744}}</ref>
*[[1792]] &ndash; [[Johann Andreas Stein]], German piano builder (b. 1728)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Latcham |first1=Michael |title=Stein, Johann (Georg) Andreas |journal=Grove Music Online |date=20 January 2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.26631}}</ref>
*[[1820]] &ndash; [[Johann Joachim Eschenburg]], German historian and critic (b. 1743)<ref>{{EB1911|noprescript=1|inline=1|wstitle=Eschenburg, Johann Joachim}}</ref>
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[Louis-François Lejeune]], French general, painter and lithographer (b. 1775)<ref>{{cite journal |title=Lejeune, Louis François (Baron and General) |journal=Benezit Dictionary of Artists |date=31 October 2011 |doi=10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00107113}}</ref>
*[[1856]] &ndash; [[Auguste Chapdelaine]], French Christian [[missionary]] (b. 1814)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cohen |first1=Paul A. |title=China and Christianity |date=2013 |publisher=Harvard University Press |isbn=9780674283633 |page=67 |doi=10.4159/harvard.9780674283633}}</ref>
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Ludwig I of Bavaria]] (b. 1786)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kraus |first1=Andreas |title=Neue Deutsche Biographie, Volume 15 |date=1986 |isbn=3428001818 |page=367 |language=German}}</ref>
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[James Milne Wilson]], Scottish-Australian soldier and politician, 8th [[Premier of Tasmania]] (b. 1812)<ref name="milne" />

===1901–present===
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Patrick O'Sullivan (Queensland politician)|Patrick O'Sullivan]], Irish-Australian politician (b. 1818)<ref>{{cite AuDB |first=H. J. |last=Gibbney |title=O'Sullivan, Patrick (1818–1904) |volume=5 |year=1974 |id2=osullivan-patrick-4349 |access-date=11 October 2022 }}</ref>
*  1904   &ndash; [[Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin]], French astronomer (b. 1845)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lévy |first1=Jacques |editor1-last=Gillispie |editor1-first=Charles Coulston |title=Dictionary of Scientific Biography |date=1974 |publisher=Scribner |isbn=0684101211 |page=528 |volume=10}}</ref>
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Pat Garrett]], American sheriff (b. 1850)<ref>{{Cite ANB |title=Garrett, Pat |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.2001221 |first1=Leon C. |last1=Metz |date=2000}}</ref>
*  1908   &ndash; [[John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow]], Scottish-Australian politician, 1st [[Governor-General of Australia]] (b. 1860)<ref>{{cite AuDB |first=Chris |last=Cunneen |title=Hopetoun, seventh Earl of (1860–1908) |volume=9 |year=1983 |id2=hopetoun-seventh-earl-of-6730 |access-date=6 September 2021 }}</ref>
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[John Nanson]], English-Australian journalist and politician (b. 1863)<ref>{{cite AuDB |first=O. K. |last=Battye |title=Nanson, John Leighton (1863–1916) |volume=10 |year=1986 |id2=nanson-john-leighton-7724 |access-date=11 October 2022 }}</ref>
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Ernie Courtney]], American baseball player (b. 1875)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ernie Courtney |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/courter01.shtml |website=Baseball-reference.com |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Frederic Chapple]], Australian educator (b. 1845)<ref>{{cite AuDB |first=Alan H. |last=Dennis |title=Chapple, Frederic (1845–1924) |volume=7 |year=1979 |id2=chapple-frederic-5559 |access-date=11 October 2022 }}</ref>
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Adolphe Appia]], Swiss architect and theorist (b. 1862)<ref>{{cite book |editor-last1=LaRue |editor-first1=C. Steven  |title=International Dictionary of Opera |date=1993 |publisher=Gale |isbn=9781558620810 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1643000013/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=b0281be9 |access-date=9 September 2021 |chapter=Adolphe Appia}}</ref>
*  1928   &ndash; [[Ina Coolbrith]], American poet and librarian (b. 1841)<ref>{{Cite ANB |title=Coolbrith, Ina |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1600353 |first1=Robert L. |last1=Gale |date=2000}}</ref>
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Arthur Mills Lea]], Australian entomologist (b. 1868)<ref>{{cite AuDB |first=E. G. |last=Matthews |title=Lea, Arthur Mills (1868–1932) |volume=10 |year=1986 |id2=lea-arthur-mills-7130 |access-date=11 October 2022 }}</ref>
*  1932   &ndash; [[Giuseppe Vitali]], Italian mathematician (b. 1875)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Tricomi |first1=F. G. |editor1-last=Gillispie |editor1-first=Charles Coulston |title=Dictionary of Scientific Biography |date=1981 |publisher=Scribner |isbn=0684169622 |page=46 |volume=14}}</ref>
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[E. F. Benson]], English archaeologist and author (b. 1867)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Basu |first1=Sayoni |title=Benson, Edward Frederic |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30713}}</ref>
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Pehr Evind Svinhufvud]], Finnish lawyer, judge and politician, 3rd [[President of Finland]] (b. 1861)<ref>{{cite web |title=Pehr Evind Svinhufvud |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pehr-Evind-Svinhufvud |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online |access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref>
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Robert Barrington-Ward]], English lawyer and journalist (b. 1891)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Neville |first1=Peter |title=Ward, Robert McGowan Barrington- |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30620}}</ref>
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Sarah Ann Jenyns]], Australian entrepreneur (b. 1865)<ref>{{cite AuDB |first=Margaret |last=Maynard |title=Jenyns, Sarah Ann (1865–1952) |volume=14 |year=1996 |id2=jenyns-sarah-ann-10711 |access-date=11 October 2022 }}</ref>
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Elpidio Quirino]], Filipino lawyer and politician, 6th [[President of the Philippines]] (b. 1890)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/556950/lifestyle/elpidio-quirino-reinterred-at-libingan-ng-mga-bayani-after-60-years|title=Elpidio Quirino reinterred at Libingan ng mga Bayani after 60 years|publisher=[[GMA News]]|date=February 26, 2016|access-date=February 26, 2016}}</ref>
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Melvin Purvis]], American police officer and [[FBI]] agent (b. 1903)<ref>{{cite journal |journal=Encyclopedia of World Biography Online |date=2011 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1631009633/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=06769305 |access-date=9 September 2021 |format=Collection |title=Melvin Purvis |volume=31}}</ref>
*  1960   &ndash; [[Walter Yust]], American journalist and author (b. 1894)<ref>{{cite web |title=Walter Yust |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Walter-Yust |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online |access-date=6 September 2021}}</ref>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Frank Albertson]], American actor and singer (b. 1909)<ref>{{cite book |title=Almanac of Famous People |date=2011 |publisher=Gale |issn=1040-127X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1601030469/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=cd7f004d |access-date=9 September 2021 |chapter=Frank Albertson}}</ref>
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Tore Ørjasæter]], Norwegian poet and educator (b. 1886)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Helleve |first1=Eirik |title=Tore Ørjasæter |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Tore_%C3%98rjas%C3%A6ter |publisher=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]] |access-date=6 September 2021 |date=13 February 2009}}</ref>
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Tom Davies (American football)|Tom Davies]], American football player and coach (b. 1896)<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom Davies |url=https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1429 |publisher=National Football Foundation |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Florence P. Dwyer]], American politician (b. 1902)<ref>{{CongBio|D000587|name=DWYER, Florence Price|inline=YES}}</ref>
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Yigal Allon]], Israeli general and politician, [[Prime Minister of Israel]] (b. 1918)<ref>{{cite web |title=Yigal Allon |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Yigal-Allon |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online |access-date=6 September 2021}}</ref>
*  1980   &ndash; [[Gil Elvgren]], American painter and illustrator (b. 1914)<ref>{{cite web |title=Gil Elvgren |url=https://rkd.nl/nl/explore/artists/272339 |publisher=RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=Dutch}}</ref>
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Ludwik Starski]], Polish screenwriter and songwriter (b. 1903)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ludwik Starski |url=https://jewish-lodz.iu.edu/items/show/69 |website=jewish-lodz.iu.edu |publisher=Jewish Life in Interwar Łódź |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Ruth Pitter]], English poet and author (b. 1897)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Ridler |first1=Ann Margaret |title=Pitter, Ruth |date=8 January 2015 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/41102}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Frank Daniel]], Czech-American director, producer and screenwriter (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gelder |first1=Lawrence Van |title=Frank Daniel, 69, Film Maker Who Fled Prague |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/06/nyregion/frank-daniel-69-film-maker-who-fled-prague.html |access-date=16 March 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=6 March 1996 |page=D21}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Wes Farrell]], American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite magazine| last = Lichtman| first = Irv| title = Songwriter/Exec Wes Farrell Dies| magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| volume = 108| issue = 11| date = March 16, 1996| issn=0006-2510| page=13| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=YA8EAAAAMBAJ&q=songwriter+wes+farrell+dies+worked+early+rock+hits+billboard&pg=PA13| access-date = 8 September 2021}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Ralph Rowe]], American baseball player, coach and manager (b. 1924)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ralph Rowe |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=rowe--001ral |website=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Dennis Danell]], American guitarist (b. 1961)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=DEATHS |magazine=Billboard |date=8 March 2000 |volume=112 |issue=12 |page=54 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A60903288/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=d27d00d1 |access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref>
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Kagamisato Kiyoji]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 42nd [[Yokozuna]] (b. 1923)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.sumofanmag.com/content/Issue_7/Rikishi_of_Old6.htm |title=Kagamisato Kiyoji (1923-2004) – the 42nd Yokozuna |first=Joe |last=Kuroda |magazine=Sumo Fan Magazine |issue=7 |date=June 2006 |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
*  2004   &ndash; [[Jerome Lawrence]], American playwright and author (b. 1915)<ref>{{cite news|title='Inherit the Wind,' 'Auntie Mame' Co-Author Jerome Lawrence Dies|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-161540.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911111437/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-161540.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 11, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|last=Bernstein|first=Adam|date=March 5, 2004 |access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref>
*  2004   &ndash; [[Harold Bernard St. John]], Barbadian lawyer and politician, 3rd [[Prime Minister of Barbados]] (b. 1931)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hoyte |first1=Harold |title=REMEMBERING BREE: Most resilient politician |url=https://www.nationnews.com/2014/11/20/remembering-bree-most-resilient-politician/ |access-date=12 September 2021 |work=[[The Daily Nation (Barbados)|The Daily Nation]] |date=14 March 2004}}</ref>
*  2004   &ndash; [[Lorrie Wilmot]], South African cricketer (b. 1943)<ref>{{cite web |title=Lorrie Wilmot |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/lorrie-wilmot-47981 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Janet Kagan]], American author (b. 1946)<ref>{{cite web |first=Gardner |last=Dozois |authorlink=Gardner Dozois |title=RIP: Janet Kagan (1946–2008) |date=March 1, 2008 |work=Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc |url=http://www.sfwa.org/2008/03/janet-kagan-1946-2008/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809115344/http://www.sfwa.org/2008/03/janet-kagan-1946-2008/ |archive-date=August 9, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*  2008   &ndash; [[Erik Ortvad]], Danish painter and illustrator (b. 1917)<ref>{{cite web |title=Erik Ortvad |url=https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/61008 |publisher=RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History |access-date=8 September 2021 |language=Dutch}}</ref>
*  2008   &ndash; [[Akira Yamada]], Japanese scholar and philosopher (b. 1922)<ref>{{LCAuth |id=n85371057 |name=Yamada, Akira, 1922-2008}}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Davy Jones (musician)|Davy Jones]], English singer, guitarist and actor (b. 1945)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Rogan |first1=Johnny |title=Jones, David Thomas [Davy] |date=7 January 2016 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/104817}}</ref>
*  2012   &ndash; [[Sheldon Moldoff]], American illustrator (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Slotnik |first1=Daniel E. |title=Sheldon Moldoff, Batman Comic Book Artist, Dies at 91 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/08/books/sheldon-moldoff-batman-comic-book-artist-dies-at-91.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/08/books/sheldon-moldoff-batman-comic-book-artist-dies-at-91.html |archive-date=2022-01-02 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=8 March 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*  2012   &ndash; [[P. K. Narayana Panicker]], Indian social leader (b. 1930)<ref>{{cite news |title=NSS president Narayana Panicker passes away |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/230935/nss-president-narayana-panicker-passes.html |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=Deccan Herald |date=29 February 2012}}</ref>
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Wenn V. Deramas]], Filipino director and screenwriter (b. 1966)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2016/02/29/Direk-Wenn-Deramas-dead.html|title=Director Wenn Deramas passes away at 49|publisher=[[CNN Philippines]]|date=February 29, 2016|access-date=February 29, 2016|archive-date=March 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301094926/http://cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2016/02/29/Direk-Wenn-Deramas-dead.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*  2016   &ndash; [[Gil Hill]], American police officer, actor and politician (b. 1931)<ref>{{cite news |title=Gil Hill dead: Former 'Beverly Hills Cop' actor, Detroit councilman was 84 |url=https://www.syracuse.com/celebrity-news/2016/03/gil_hill_dead_beverly_hills_cop_actor_detroit_police_councilman.html |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=Syracuse.com |agency=The Associated Press |date=1 March 2016}}</ref>
*  2016   &ndash; [[Josefin Nilsson]], Swedish singer (b. 1969)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lind |first1=Marie Nilsson |title=Nya detaljer om Josefin Nilssons död |url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/systern-bekraftar-josefin-nilsson-begick-sjalvmord/ |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=[[Expressen]] |date=4 August 2019 |language=Swedish}}</ref>
*  2016   &ndash; [[Mumtaz Qadri]], Pakistani assassin, executed (b. 1985)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/erasmus/2016/03/02/worryingly-a-liberals-killer-is-honoured-in-pakistan|title=Worryingly, a liberal's killer is honoured in Pakistan|date=2 March 2016|newspaper=[[The Economist]]|access-date=28 Dec 2019 |author1=J.B. |author2=ERASMUS}}</ref>
*  2016   &ndash; [[Louise Rennison]], English author (b. 1951)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ardagh |first1=Philip |title=My hero: Louise Rennison (1951-2016) |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/04/my-hero-louise-rennison-young-adult-author-philip-ardagh |website=The Guardian |access-date=7 January 2020 |date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Dieter Laser]], German actor (b. 1942)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pulver |first1=Andrew |title=Human Centipede star Dieter Laser dies aged 78 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/apr/10/human-centipede-star-dieter-laser-dies-aged-78 |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=10 April 2020}}</ref>
*  2020   &ndash; [[Éva Székely]], Hungarian [[International Swimming Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] swimmer and [[Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|1952 Olympic champion]] (b. 1927)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Katz |first1=Brigit |title=Éva Székely, Holocaust Survivor and Olympic Champion Swimmer, Dies at 92 |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/eva-szekely-holocaust-survivor-and-olympic-champion-swimmer-has-died-180974345/ |publisher=Smithsonian magazine |access-date=8 September 2021 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* [[2024]]   &ndash; [[Ali Hassan Mwinyi]], 2nd [[President of Tanzania]] and 3rd [[President of Zanzibar]] (b. 1925)<ref>{{cite web |title=Tanzania's former President Ali Hassan Mwinyi dies |url=https://www.trtafrika.com/africa/tanzanias-former-president-ali-hassan-mwinyi-dies-17176169 |publisher=TRT Afrika |access-date=29 February 2024 |date=29 February 2024}}</ref>
*  2024   &ndash; [[Brian Mulroney]], 18th [[Prime Minister of Canada]] (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite web |title=Brian Mulroney, one of Canada's most consequential prime ministers, is dead at 84 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/brian-mulroney-passes-away-1.7130287 |first=John Paul |last=Tasker |publisher=[[CBC News]] |access-date=29 February 2024 |date=29 February 2024}}</ref>