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Historical Events In February - 29

Tuesday, 21 March 2023

1840  John Philip Holland, Liscannor Ireland, pioneer in submarine building on February - 29.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1844  Thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67 on February - 29.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1848  On February - 29 neufchatel declares independence of Switzerland  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1852  John Landseer, printer/engraver (Royal Academy), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1856  On February - 29 hostilities in Russo-Turkish War cease  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1860  Herman Hollerith, inventor (1st electric tabulating machine) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1868  British government of Disraeli forms on February - 29.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1868  On this day in history 1st British govt of Disraeli forms  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1868  [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81 on February - 29.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1880  On this day in history gotthard railway tunnel between Switzerland & Italy opens  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1880  Gotthard railway tunnel between Switzerland & Italy completed on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1884  On this day in history alfred Sendrey, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1892  On this day in history britain & US sign treaty on seal hunting in Bering Sea  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1892  Britian & US sign treaty on seal hunting in Bering Sea on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1896  Omer C F L Tulippe, Belgian geographer on February - 29.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1904  President Theodore Roosevelt appoints a seven-man commission to oversee completion of the Panama Canal on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1904  The birth of Jimmy Dorsey, US bandleader on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1904  Theodore Roosevelt, appoints 7 man committee to study Panama Canal on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1904  Alan Richardson, composer on February - 29.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1908  On this day in history dutch scientists produce solid helium  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1908  Alf Gover, cricketer (bowled in 4 Tests for England/famous coach) on February - 29.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1908  Pat Garrett, U.S. gunslinger on February - 29.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1916  Edward H J Keurvels, Flemish conductor/composer (Parisina), dies at 62 on February - 29.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1920  Arthur Franz, Perth Amboy NJ, actor (Invaders From Mars, Young Lions) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1924  On this day in history david Beattie, British governor-general of NZ  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1928  Alan Loveday, British(?) violinist on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1928  On February - 29 adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist, dies at 65  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1932  Failed coup attempt by fascist Lapua Movement in Finland on February - 29.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1932  Gavin Stevens, cricket (Australian bat on 59-60 India/Pakistan tour) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1932  "Big Ed" Morris, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies on February - 29.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1936  FDR signs 2nd neutrality act on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1936  On February - 29 alex Rocco, actor (Blue Knight, Stanley, Stunt Man)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1940  "Gone with the Wind," wins 8 Oscars on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1940  Gone with the Wind picks up eight Academy Awards, including the Oscar for Best Picture on February - 29.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In February - 29

Famous People Born On This Day In History

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

1468  Pope Paul III (d. 1549) was born on February - 29.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1692  On this day in history birth of edward Cave, England, printer (Gentlemen's Magazine)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1692  John Byrom, English poet (d. 1763) was born on February - 29.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

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

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

1736  Anna Lee, Manchester England, founder (Shaker movement in America) was born on February - 29.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In February - 29

Famous People Died On This Day In History

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

1528  On this day in history death of patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1592  Death of Alessandro Striggio, Italian composer (b. 1540) on February - 29.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

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

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

1844  On February - 29 thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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