468 – Pope St. Hilarius (461-468), calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown)
1528 – Patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at the stake in St Andrews at about 24
1852 – John Landseer, English printer and engraver (Royal Academy), dies (birth date unknown 1763-69)
1880 – Sir James Wilson, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1812, also on 29 February)
1928 – Armando Diaz, Italian marshal and minister of War (1922-24), dies at 66
1944 – Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, President of Finland (b. 1861)
1956 – Elpidio Quirino, 6th President of Philippines (1949-53), dies at 65
1968 – Lena Blackburne, American baseball infielder, manager, coach (Chicago WS; discovered rubbing clay to take the shine off baseballs), dies at 81
1996 – Duncan Stuart Wilson Fighter pilot-MacDonald, dies at 83
2012 – Davy Jones, English musician (The Monkees), dies from heart attack at 66