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

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  On this day in history patrick Hamilton, student of Parid, Louvain, St Andrews, Marburg, Abbot of Fearn, burned at St Andrew for heresy, the first Reformation martyr in Scotland  

1528  Patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake on February - 29.  

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  On February - 29 edward Cave, England, printer (Gentlemen's Magazine)  

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1696  English ex-premier Earl Danby accused of corruption on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1712  On this day in history february 29 is followed by February 30 in Sweden, in a move to abolish the Swedish calendar for a return to the Old style.  

1720  On this day in history queen Ulrica Eleonora of Sweden resigns  

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  On February - 29 the birth of Ann Lee, Founder of the American Society of Shakers  

1736  On February - 29 the birth of Gioacchino Rossini, Italian operatic composer  

1736  On February - 29 anna Lee, Manchester England, founder (Shaker movement in America)  

1780  The Omicron Delta Omega fraternity was founded by Benjamin Franklin at James Madison University on this day in history.  

1784  On this day in history marquis de Sade transferred from Vincennes fortress to the Bastille  

1784  On February - 29 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 February - 29.  

1796  Jay's Treaty proclaimed, settles some differences with England on February - 29.  

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

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 February - 29.  

1828  Antonio Guzman Blanco, president Venezuela on this day in history.  

1832  On this day in history charles Darwin visits jungle near Bahia Brazil  

1836  Giacomo Meyerbeers opera "Les Huguenots," premieres in Paris on February - 29.  

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

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

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

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

0468  Pope Hilarius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.  

1528  Death of Patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake on February - 29.  

1592  Death of Alessandro Striggio, Italian composer (b. 1540) on February - 29.  

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

1740  On February - 29 death of pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667)  

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

1820  On February - 29 death of johann Joachim Eschenburg, German literary critic (b. 1743)  

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