Historical Events In February - 29

0468  On this day in history 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  On February - 29 paul III, last Renaissance pope (1534-49)   

1504  On this day in history christopher Columbus uses a lunar eclipse to frighten hostile Jamaican natives into providing his crew with food.   

1504  Columbus uses a lunar eclipse to frighten hostile Jamaican Indians on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake   

1604  John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (1583-1604), dies at about 74 on February - 29.   

1692  Sarah Good & Tituba, an Indian servant, accused of witchcraft, Salem on this day in history.   

1692  Edward Cave, England, printer (Gentlemen's Magazine) on February - 29.   

1696  On this day in history english ex-premier Earl Danby accused of corruption   

1696  On February - 29 esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer   

1704  On February - 29 french & Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 50, abduct 100   

1704  On this day in history french & Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 50, abduct 100   

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  Queen Ulrica Eleonora of Sweden resigns on February - 29.   

1724  On February - 29 eva Marie Veigel, ballet dancer and wife of actor David Garrick (d.1822)   

1728  Robert Bage, English writer (Criticism by Peter Faulkner) on this day in history.   

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  On February - 29 anna Lee, Manchester England, founder (Shaker movement in America)   

1780  On this day in history 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 February - 29.   

1784  On this day in history franz KL von Klenze, German architect (Hermitage, St-Petersburg)   

1792  On February - 29 the birth of John Holland, American inventor of the submarine   

1792  Gioacchino Rossini, Pesaro Italy, composer (Barber of Seville) on this day in history.   

1796  On this day in history jay's Treaty proclaimed, settles some differences with England   

1796  On this day in history [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belgian astronomer/meteorology   

1812  On February - 29 hermann Hirschboch, German composer   

1816  On February - 29 dutch (King) Willem II marries Russian grand-duchess Anna Paulowna   

1820  Adolf Schimon, composer on February - 29.   

1828  On February - 29 antonio Guzman Blanco, president Venezuela   

1832  Charles Darwin visits jungle near Bahia Brazil on February - 29.   

1836  On February - 29 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  On February - 29 birth of pope Paul III (d. 1549)   

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

1692  On this day in history birth of john Byrom, English poet (d. 1763)   

1696  Esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer was born on February - 29.   

1724  Eva Marie Veigel, ballet dancer and wife of actor David Garrick (d.1822) was born on February - 29.   

1728  On this day in history birth of robert Bage, English writer (Criticism by Peter Faulkner)   

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  Death of Patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake on February - 29.   

1592  On this day in history death of alessandro Striggio, Italian composer (b. 1540)   

1604  John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (1583-1604), dies at about 74 on this day in history.   

1740  Death of Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667) on February - 29.   

1744  On this day in history death of john Theophilus Desaguliers, French philosopher (b. 1683)   

1820  Death of Johann Joachim Eschenburg, German literary critic (b. 1743) on February - 29.   

1844  On this day in history thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67