Historical Events In February - 29

0468  On February - 29 pope Hilarius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown)  

1288  On this day in history it becomes legal in Scotland for a woman to propose marriage to a man.  

1468  Paul III, last Renaissance pope (1534-49) on this day in history.  

1504  On February - 29 christopher Columbus uses a lunar eclipse to frighten hostile Jamaican natives into providing his crew with food.  

1504  On February - 29 columbus uses a lunar eclipse to frighten hostile Jamaican Indians  

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 this day in history.  

1528  Patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake on this day in history.  

1604  On February - 29 john Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (1583-1604), dies at about 74  

1692  Sarah Good & Tituba, an Indian servant, accused of witchcraft, Salem on February - 29.  

1692  Edward Cave, England, printer (Gentlemen's Magazine) on this day in history.  

1696  English ex-premier Earl Danby accused of corruption on February - 29.  

1696  On February - 29 esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer  

1704  French & Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 50, abduct 100 on this day in history.  

1704  French & Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 50, abduct 100 on February - 29.  

1712  February 29 is followed by February 30 in Sweden, in a move to abolish the Swedish calendar for a return to the Old style on February - 29.  

1720  On February - 29 queen Ulrica Eleonora of Sweden resigns  

1724  Eva Marie Veigel, ballet dancer and wife of actor David Garrick (d.1822) on this day in history.  

1728  On February - 29 robert Bage, English writer (Criticism by Peter Faulkner)  

1736  The birth of Ann Lee, Founder of the American Society of Shakers on this day in history.  

1736  On this day in history the birth of Gioacchino Rossini, Italian operatic composer  

1736  Anna Lee, Manchester England, founder (Shaker movement in America) on this day in history.  

1780  On February - 29 the Omicron Delta Omega fraternity was founded by Benjamin Franklin at James Madison University.  

1784  Marquis de Sade transferred from Vincennes fortress to the Bastille on this day in history.  

1784  On February - 29 franz KL von Klenze, German architect (Hermitage, St-Petersburg)  

1792  On this day in history the birth of John Holland, American inventor of the submarine  

1792  Gioacchino Rossini, Pesaro Italy, composer (Barber of Seville) on February - 29.  

1796  Jay's Treaty proclaimed, settles some differences with England on this day in history.  

1796  [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belgian astronomer/meteorology on February - 29.  

1812  Hermann Hirschboch, German composer on this day in history.  

1816  Dutch (King) Willem II marries Russian grand-duchess Anna Paulowna on this day in history.  

1820  Adolf Schimon, composer on this day in history.  

1828  On this day in history antonio Guzman Blanco, president Venezuela  

1832  Charles Darwin visits jungle near Bahia Brazil on this day in history.  

1836  On this day in history giacomo Meyerbeers opera "Les Huguenots," premieres in Paris  

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1468  Paul III, last Renaissance pope (1534-49) was born on February - 29.  

1468  Pope Paul III (d. 1549) was born on February - 29.  

1692  Edward Cave, England, printer (Gentlemen's Magazine) was born on this day in history.  

1692  John Byrom, English poet (d. 1763) was born on February - 29.  

1696  On February - 29 birth of esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer  

1724  Eva Marie Veigel, ballet dancer and wife of actor David Garrick (d.1822) was born on this day in history.  

1728  Robert Bage, English writer (Criticism by Peter Faulkner) was born on February - 29.  

1736  Anna Lee, Manchester England, founder (Shaker movement in America) was born on February - 29.  

0468  On February - 29 pope Hilarius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown)  

1528  On February - 29 death of patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake  

1592  On February - 29 death of alessandro Striggio, Italian composer (b. 1540)  

1604  On this day in history john Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (1583-1604), dies at about 74  

1740  Death of Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667) on this day in history.  

1744  Death of John Theophilus Desaguliers, French philosopher (b. 1683) on February - 29.  

1820  On this day in history death of johann Joachim Eschenburg, German literary critic (b. 1743)  

1844  On February - 29 thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67