Jan Ceulemans

Belgian association football player.

Born February 28th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Lier.

Jorge Rivera

American mixed martial arts fighter.

Born February 28th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Puerto Rico.

Willie Bobo

American musician.

Born February 28th, 1934 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died September 15th, 1983 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). ^[ref]

Leon Cooper

American physicist (1930–2024).

Born February 28th, 1930 in New York City.

Died October 23rd, 2024 at 94 years old in Providence. ^[ref]

Facundo Arana

Argentine actor.

Born February 28th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Buenos Aires.

Dee Brown

American writer.

Born February 28th, 1908 in Roy.

Died December 12th, 2002 at 94 years old in Little Rock (heart failure). ^[ref]

Amir Ali Hajizadeh

Iranian military officer.

Born February 28th, 1962 in Tehran.

Died June 13th, 2025 at 63 years old in Tehran (airstrike). ^[ref]

Geraldine Farrar

American soprano opera singer and film actress (1882-1967).

Born February 28th, 1882 in Melrose. ^[ref]

Died March 11th, 1967 at 85 years old in Ridgefield (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Bettye Ackerman

American actress (1924-2006).

Born February 28th, 1924 in Cottageville.

Died November 1st, 2006 at 82 years old in Columbia (stroke). ^[ref]

Victor L. Berger

American democratic socialist politician (1860-1929).

Born February 28th, 1860 in Austria-Hungary.

Died August 7th, 1929 at 69 years old in Milwaukee (railway accident).