Historical Events In February - 29

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

1288  On February - 29 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 February - 29.  

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 February - 29.  

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

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

1696  On this day in history esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer  

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

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 this day in history.  

1720  On February - 29 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 February - 29.  

1736  On this day in history the birth of Ann Lee, Founder of the American Society of Shakers  

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 February - 29.  

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

1784  Marquis de Sade transferred from Vincennes fortress to the Bastille on February - 29.  

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

1792  The birth of John Holland, American inventor of the submarine on this day in history.  

1792  On this day in history gioacchino Rossini, Pesaro Italy, composer (Barber of Seville)  

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  Hermann Hirschboch, German composer on February - 29.  

1816  On this day in history dutch (King) Willem II marries Russian grand-duchess Anna Paulowna  

1820  Adolf Schimon, composer on February - 29.  

1828  Antonio Guzman Blanco, president Venezuela on February - 29.  

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

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Next Page »

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

1468  Pope Paul III (d. 1549) was born on this day in history.  

1692  On February - 29 birth of edward Cave, England, printer (Gentlemen's Magazine)  

1692  John Byrom, English poet (d. 1763) was born on this day in history.  

1696  Esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1736  On this day in history birth of anna Lee, Manchester England, founder (Shaker movement in America)  

0468  Pope Hilarius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown) on February - 29.  

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

1592  Death of Alessandro Striggio, Italian composer (b. 1540) on this day in history.  

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