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Historical Events In February - 29

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0468  Pope Hilarius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1288  It becomes legal in Scotland for a woman to propose marriage to a man on February - 29.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1468  On February - 29 paul III, last Renaissance pope (1534-49)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1504  On February - 29 christopher Columbus uses a lunar eclipse to frighten hostile Jamaican natives into providing his crew with food.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1504  Columbus uses a lunar eclipse to frighten hostile Jamaican Indians on February - 29.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1528  Patrick Hamilton, student of Parid, Louvain, St Andrews, Marburg, Abbot of Fearn, burned at St Andrew for heresy, the first Reformation martyr in Scotland on February - 29.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1528  Patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1604  On this day in history john Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (1583-1604), dies at about 74  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1692  On February - 29 sarah Good & Tituba, an Indian servant, accused of witchcraft, Salem  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1692  Edward Cave, England, printer (Gentlemen's Magazine) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1696  On this day in history english ex-premier Earl Danby accused of corruption  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1696  On February - 29 esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1704  On February - 29 french & Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 50, abduct 100  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1704  French & Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 50, abduct 100 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1712  On February - 29 february 29 is followed by February 30 in Sweden, in a move to abolish the Swedish calendar for a return to the Old style.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1720  On February - 29 queen Ulrica Eleonora of Sweden resigns  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1724  Eva Marie Veigel, ballet dancer and wife of actor David Garrick (d.1822) on February - 29.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1728  On February - 29 robert Bage, English writer (Criticism by Peter Faulkner)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1736  On February - 29 the birth of Ann Lee, Founder of the American Society of Shakers  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1736  The birth of Gioacchino Rossini, Italian operatic composer on February - 29.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1736  On February - 29 anna Lee, Manchester England, founder (Shaker movement in America)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1780  On this day in history the Omicron Delta Omega fraternity was founded by Benjamin Franklin at James Madison University.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1784  Marquis de Sade transferred from Vincennes fortress to the Bastille on February - 29.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1784  Franz KL von Klenze, German architect (Hermitage, St-Petersburg) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1792  On this day in history the birth of John Holland, American inventor of the submarine  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1792  On this day in history gioacchino Rossini, Pesaro Italy, composer (Barber of Seville)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1796  Jay's Treaty proclaimed, settles some differences with England on February - 29.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1796  [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belgian astronomer/meteorology on February - 29.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1812  Hermann Hirschboch, German composer on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1816  Dutch (King) Willem II marries Russian grand-duchess Anna Paulowna on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1820  Adolf Schimon, composer on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1828  Antonio Guzman Blanco, president Venezuela on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1832  Charles Darwin visits jungle near Bahia Brazil on February - 29.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1836  On February - 29 giacomo Meyerbeers opera "Les Huguenots," premieres in Paris  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In February - 29

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1468  Paul III, last Renaissance pope (1534-49) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1468  On February - 29 birth of pope Paul III (d. 1549)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1692  On February - 29 birth of edward Cave, England, printer (Gentlemen's Magazine)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1692  John Byrom, English poet (d. 1763) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1696  Esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer was born on February - 29.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1724  On this day in history birth of eva Marie Veigel, ballet dancer and wife of actor David Garrick (d.1822)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1728  On this day in history birth of robert Bage, English writer (Criticism by Peter Faulkner)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1736  On February - 29 birth of anna Lee, Manchester England, founder (Shaker movement in America)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In February - 29

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0468  Pope Hilarius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown) on February - 29.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1528  On February - 29 death of patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1592  On February - 29 death of alessandro Striggio, Italian composer (b. 1540)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1604  On this day in history john Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (1583-1604), dies at about 74  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1740  Death of Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1744  On February - 29 death of john Theophilus Desaguliers, French philosopher (b. 1683)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1820  On this day in history death of johann Joachim Eschenburg, German literary critic (b. 1743)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1844  Thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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