Famous people and celebrities who died in February 1928

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in February 1928. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Feb. 1 Hughie Jennings

  American baseball manager and player (born 1869).

• Feb. 3 Vittorio Ecclesia
• Feb. 4 Hendrik Antoon Lorentz

  Prize laureate in recognition of the extraordinary service they rendered by their researches into the influence of magnetism upon radiation...

• Feb. 7 Emil Ritterling
• Feb. 8 Theodor Curtius

  German chemist (b. 1857).

• Feb. 9 William Gillies

  Australian politician, 21st premier of queensland (b. 1868).

• Feb. 10 José Sánchez del Río

  Mexican martyr and saint (b. 1913).

• Feb. 12 Manfred von Clary und Aldringen
• Feb. 14 Léon Jehin
• Feb. 14 Ernesto Schiaparelli
• Feb. 15 Herbert Asquith

  An english politician, he was the liberal prime minister for the united kingdom between 1908 and 1916.

• Feb. 15 H. H. Asquith

  English lawyer and politician, prime minister of the united kingdom (b. 1852).

• Feb. 16 Eddie Foy Sr.

  American actor and dancer (b. 1856).

• Feb. 17 Rinaldo Arconati
• Feb. 17 Ōtsuki Fumihiko
• Feb. 19 George Howard Earle Jr.

  American lawyer and businessman (b. 1856).

• Feb. 19 Giuseppe Sangiorgi
• Feb. 20 Antonio Abetti
• Feb. 20 Per Haraldsen
• Feb. 20 Samuele Stochino
• Feb. 21 Hans von Koester
• Feb. 21 Enrico Reycend
• Feb. 24 Andy Bothwell
• Feb. 24 Jenő Landler
• Feb. 25 William O'Brien

  Irish journalist and politician (b. 1852).

• Feb. 25 Toribio Romo González
• Feb. 29 Ina Coolbrith

  Pioneering poet and the first California Poet Laureate.

• Feb. 29 Adolphe Appia

  Swiss theatre designer and theorist.