Famous Deaths on 29th February

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468 - Pope St. Hilarius (461-468), calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown)
1528 - Patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake
1592 - Alessandro Striggio, Italian composer (b. 1540)
1604 - John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (1583-1604), dies at about 74
1740 - Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667)
1744 - John Theophilus Desaguliers, French philosopher (b. 1683)
1820 - Johann Joachim Eschenburg, German literary critic (b. 1743)
1844 - Thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67
1852 - John Landseer, printer/engraver (Royal Academy), dies
1868 - Ludwig/Louis I, King of Bavaria, dies at 81
1880 - Sir James Wilson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1812, also on 29 February)
1908 - Pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger
1908 - John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow, first Governor-General of Australia (as Lord Hopetoun)
1916 - Edward H J Keurvels, Flemish conductor/composer (Parisina), dies at 62
1928 - Adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist, dies at 65
1928 - Armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24), dies at 66
1928 - Ina Coolbrith, first poet laureate of California (b. 1841)
1932 - "Big Ed" Morris, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies
1940 - Edward Frederic Benson, novelist, dies
1944 - Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, President of Finland (b. 1861)
1956 - Elpidio Quirino, president of Philippines (1949-53), dies at 65
1964 - Frank Albertson, actor (Room Service), dies at 55
1964 - Victor van Straelen, Flemish biologist/paleontologist, dies at 74
1968 - Tore Ørjasæter, Norwegian poet (b. 1886)
1980 - Yigol Alton, Israeli Foreign Minister, dies at 61
1980 - Gil Elvgren, American artist (b. 1914)
1984 - Roland Culver, actor (Thunderball), dies of heart problems at 83
1992 - Earl Scheib, CEO (Earl Scheib Auto Paint), dies at 85
1992 - Johnny Mack, British actor (Time Lord-Dr Who), dies at 70
1992 - Ruth Pitter, English poet (b. 1897)
1996 - Duncan Stuart Wilson Fighter pilot-MacDonald, dies at 83
1996 - Joe Minogue, journalist, dies at 72
1996 - John Grant, rear-admiral, dies at 87
1996 - Wes Farrell, songwriter, dies at 56
2000 - Dennis Danell, American artist (b. 1961)
2004 - Jerome Lawrence, American playwright (b. 1915)
Singer Davy Jones (2012) 2012 - Davy Jones, English musician, dies from heart attack at 66