Notable deaths on February 29

Tanzanian statesman (1925–2024)

Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993

German actor (1942–2020)

Hungarian swimmer (1927–2020)

American politician, police detective and actor (1931–2016)

Musical artist

English author and comedian

Assassin of Salmaan Taseer (1985–2016)

Filipino director and scriptwriter (1966–2016)

British musician (1945–2012)

Indian advocate

American cartoonist

Japanese philosopher and scholar (1922–2008)

Danish artist (1917–2008)

American novelist (1946–2008)

Barbadian politician and prime minister

American dramatist

Japanese sumo wrestler

South African cricketer

American guitarist (1961–2000)

Czech-born American film producer (1926–1996)

American baseball player, coach and manager (born 1924)

American musician, songwriter, and record producer (1939–1996)

English poet (1897–1992)