Svend Asmussen

Danish jazz violinist (1916-2017).

Born February 28th, 1916 in Copenhagen.

Died February 7th, 2017 at 100 years old in Dronningmølle. ^[ref]

Gustav Thöni

Italian alpine ski racer.

Born February 28th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Stilfs.

Pavlo Shandruk

Ukrainian military officer (1889–1979).

Born February 28th, 1889 in Borsuky.

Died February 15th, 1979 at 89 years old in Trenton.

Lindon Victor

Grenadian male decathlete.

Born February 28th, 1993 (age 33 years) in St. George's. ^[ref]

Philipp Eng

Austrian racing driver.

Born February 28th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Salzburg.

Max Vasmer

Russian-german linguist (1886-1962).

Born February 28th, 1886 in Saint Petersburg.

Died November 30th, 1962 at 76 years old in West Berlin.

Alfred Sant

Maltese writer, editor, politician.

Born February 28th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Pietà, Malta.

Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov

Russian symbolist poet, playwright, theatre theorist, translator (1866–1949).

Born February 28th, 1866 in Moscow.

Died July 16th, 1949 at 83 years old in Rome.

Pádraic Ó Conaire

Irish writer (1882–1928).

Born February 28th, 1882 in Galway.

Died October 6th, 1928 at 46 years old in Dublin.

Szeto Wah

Hong kong politician and teacher (1931-2011).

Born February 28th, 1931 in British Hong Kong.

Died January 2nd, 2011 at 79 years old in Prince of Wales Hospital (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Kyōko Yoshine

Japanese actress (1997-).

Born February 28th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Tokyo.

Jarl Kulle

Swedish actor (1927-1997).

Born February 28th, 1927 in Ekeby parish. ^[ref]

Died October 3rd, 1997 at 70 years old in Roslags Kulla (bone cancer).

Andriy Nesmachniy

Ukrainian footballer.

Born February 28th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Bryansk.

Pierre Fatou

French mathematician and astronomer (1878–1929).

Born February 28th, 1878 in Lorient.

Died August 9th, 1929 at 51 years old in Pornichet.

Tim Goss

British automotive engineer.

Born February 28th, 1963 (age 63 years) in United Kingdom.

Jack Hawksworth

Racecar driver.

Born February 28th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Bradford.

Juri Lotman

Russian-estonian semiotician (1922–1993).

Born February 28th, 1922 in Saint Petersburg.

Died October 28th, 1993 at 71 years old in Tartu.

Kaori

Japanese voice actress and singer.

Born February 28th, 1976 (age 50 years) in Yokohama.

Eshkol Nevo

Israeli writer.

Born February 28th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Jerusalem.

Charles Gayle

American jazz musician (1939–2023).

Born February 28th, 1939 in Buffalo.

Died September 7th, 2023 at 84 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

Barthélémy Chinenyeze

French volleyball player.

Born February 28th, 1998 (age 28 years) in Coudekerque-Branche.

Nayeli Rangel

Mexican association football player.

Born February 28th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Monterrey.

Berthold Auerbach

German author (1812–1882).

Born February 28th, 1812 in Nordstetten.

Died February 8th, 1882 at 69 years old in Cannes.

Nicolas Minassian

French racing driver.

Born February 28th, 1973 (age 53 years) in Marseille.

Prince Zeid bin Hussein

Iraqi prince (1898–1970).

Born February 28th, 1898 in Turkey.

Died October 18th, 1970 at 72 years old in Paris.