Zeki Rıza Sporel

Turkish footballer (1898-1969).

Born February 28th, 1898 in Istanbul.

Died November 3rd, 1969 at 71 years old in Istanbul.

Karl Leisner

German catholic priest and martyr.

Born February 28th, 1915 in Rees, am Rhein. ^[ref]

Died August 12th, 1945 at 30 years old in Waldsanatorium bei Planegg (tuberculosis). ^[ref]

John Alden Carpenter

American composer (1876-1951).

Born February 28th, 1876 in Park Ridge. ^[ref]

Died April 26th, 1951 at 75 years old in Chicago. ^[ref]

Laura Asadauskaitė

Lithuanian modern pentathlete.

Born February 28th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Vilnius.

Angela Bailey

Canadian sprinter (1962-2021).

Born February 28th, 1962 in Coventry.

Died July 31st, 2021 at 59 years old in Mississauga (cancer). ^[ref]

Princess Elisabeth Sybille of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

German princess (1854-1908).

Born February 28th, 1854 in Weimar.

Died July 10th, 1908 at 54 years old in Schloss Wiligrad.

Otakar Vávra

Czech film director, director, scriptwriter and university educator.

Born February 28th, 1911 in Hradec Králové.

Died September 15th, 2011 at 100 years old in Prague. ^[ref]

Nicolas Rossolimo

American-french-russian-greek chess player.

Born February 28th, 1910 in Kyiv.

Died July 24th, 1975 at 65 years old in New York City.

Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek

Austrian politician.

Born February 28th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Villach. ^[ref]

Charlie Cole

American photojournalist.

Born February 28th, 1955 in Bonham.

Died September 5th, 2019 at 64 years old in Bali (sepsis). ^[ref]