Famous people and celebrities who died in February 1933

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in February 1933. 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. 4 Archibald Sayce

  English linguist and educator (b. 1846)

• Feb. 5 Josiah Thomas

  English-australian miner and politician (b. 1863)

• Feb. 12 Henri Duparc

  French musician and cesar franck's pupil. his reputation as a composer rests on a few songs that are among the best examples of 20th-century lyricism.

• Feb. 14 Carl Correns

  German botanist and geneticist (b. 1864)

• Feb. 15 Pat Sullivan

  Australian animator and producer, co-created felix the cat (b. 1887)

• Feb. 17 Henri[cus A] Viotta

  Dutch composer (handbook of music), died at 84

• Feb. 18 James J. Corbett

  American boxer and actor (b. 1866)

• Feb. 18 James Corbett (Gentleman Jim)

  Heavyweight boxing champion (1892-97), dies.

• Feb. 19 Arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn

  Composer dies at 77

• Feb. 20 Takiji Kobayashi

  Japanese writer (b. 1903)

• Feb. 24 Spottiswoode Aitken

  Actor (eagle home sweet home), died at 64

• Feb. 26 Antonio Nicolau

  Spanish composer / conductor, died at 74

• Feb. 26 Princess Thyra

  Christian ix of denmark's daughter (born 1853)