Oliviero Toscani

Italian photographer (1942–2025).

Born February 28th, 1942 in Milan.

Died January 13th, 2025 at 82 years old in Cecina (amyloidosis). ^[ref]

Lloyd Sherr

American actor.

Born February 28th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Los Angeles.

Julia Sebutinde

Ugandan judge.

Born February 28th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Entebbe. ^[ref]

John Carson

British actor (1927-2016).

Born February 28th, 1927 in Colombo.

Died November 5th, 2016 at 89 years old in Cape Town. ^[ref]

Vsevolod Pudovkin

Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor (1893–1953).

Born February 28th, 1893 in Penza.

Died June 30th, 1953 at 60 years old in Jūrmala (myocardial infarction).

Louis Nirenberg

American mathematician of canadian origin (1925-2020).

Born February 28th, 1925 in Hamilton.

Died January 26th, 2020 at 94 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Pierre Clostermann

World war ii french flying pilot (1921-2006).

Born February 28th, 1921 in Curitiba. ^[ref]

Died March 22nd, 2006 at 85 years old in Montesquieu-des-Albères.

Pavel Dybenko

Soviet admiral (1889-1938).

Born February 28th, 1889 in Novozybkov. ^[ref]

Died July 29th, 1938 at 49 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground. ^[ref]

Travis Stevens

American judoka.

Born February 28th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Bellevue.

Christian Günter

German footballer.

Born February 28th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Villingen-Schwenningen.

Milton Caniff

American cartoonist (1907-1988).

Born February 28th, 1907 in Hillsboro.

Died April 3rd, 1988 at 81 years old in New York City.

Victoria Ohuruogu

British athletics competitor.

Born February 28th, 1993 (age 33 years) in London.

Jean Bourgain

Belgian mathematician and fields medalist (1954-2018).

Born February 28th, 1954 in Ostend.

Died December 22nd, 2018 at 64 years old in Bonheiden. ^[ref]

Martiros Saryan

Armenian painter (1880–1972).

Born February 28th, 1880 in Nakhichevan-on-Don.

Died November 14th, 1976 at 96 years old in Yerevan.

Edward Shearmur

British composer.

Born February 28th, 1966 (age 60 years) in Florida.

Tōru Ōkawa

Japanese voice actor.

Born February 28th, 1960 (age 66 years) in Kagoshima Prefecture.

Noureddine Morceli

Retired athlete, winner of the 1500 m run at the 1996 summer olympics.

Born February 28th, 1970 (age 56 years) in Ténès.

Włodzimierz Lubański

Polish footballer.

Born February 28th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Gliwice.

Srećko Horvat

Croatian philosopher.

Born February 28th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Osijek. ^[ref]

Mustapha Bundu

Association football player.

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

Daniel C. Tsui

Chinese-american physicist, nobel laureate.

Born February 28th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Baofeng County.

Djamolidine Abdoujaparov

Uzbekistani racing cyclist.

Born February 28th, 1964 (age 62 years) in Tashkent.

Giorgio Gomelsky

Georgian musician (1934–2016).

Born February 28th, 1934 in Tbilisi.

Died January 13th, 2016 at 81 years old in New York City.

Noel Cantwell

Irish footballer and manager (1932-2005).

Born February 28th, 1932 in Cork.

Died September 8th, 2005 at 73 years old in Peterborough (cancer).

Barbara Acklin

American singer-songwriter (1943–1998).

Born February 28th, 1943 in Oakland.

Died November 27th, 1998 at 55 years old in Omaha (pneumonia).