Historical Events In February - 29

1940  Hattie McDaniel becomes first black woman to win an Oscar on this day in history.  

1940  The birth of Mario Andretti, Italian racing driver on this day in history.  

1940  On February - 29 45 U boats sunk this month (170,000 ton)  

1940  On February - 29 gretchen Christopher, British(?) pop singer  

1940  On February - 29 edward Frederic Benson, novelist, dies  

1944  On February - 29 5 leaders of Indonesia Communist Party sentenced to death  

1944  US troop land on Los Negros, Admirality Islands on this day in history.  

1944  David Briggs, record producer on February - 29.  

1948  On February - 29 stern-group bomb Cairo-Haifa train, 27 British soldiers died  

1948  On this day in history nikolai Pimenov, USSR, coxless pair rowers (Olympic-silver-1976)  

1952  Dick Button wins his 5th consecutive world figure skating title on this day in history.  

1952  On this day in history ice Dance Championship at Paris France won by Westwood & Demmy Great Britain  

1952  On February - 29 ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Ria Falk & Paul Falk of Germany  

1952  On this day in history ladies Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Jacqueline du Bief of France  

1952  On this day in history men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button USA  

1952  On this day in history the birth of Tim Powers, American writer  

1952  Ice Dance Championship at Paris France won by Westwood & Demmy GRB on February - 29.  

1952  On February - 29 bart Stupak, (Rep-D-Michigan)  

1956  Islamic Republic established in Pakistan on February - 29.  

1956  On this day in history pakistan becomes an Islamic republic  

1956  On this day in history president Eisenhower announces he would seek a 2nd term  

1956  On February - 29 islamic Republic forms in Pakistan  

1956  On February - 29 randy Jackson, rocker (Zebra-I Don't Know, I Don't Care)  

1956  Elpidio Quirino, president of Philippines (1949-53), dies at 65 on February - 29.  

1960  Earthquake kills 1/3 of Agadir Morocco population (12,000) in 15 seconds on February - 29.  

1960  On this day in history hugh Hefner opens the first Playboy Club in Chicago.  

1960  On February - 29 jFK makes "missile gap" the Presidential campaign issue  

1960  Playboy Club, featuring bunnies, opens in Chicago on February - 29.  

1960  1st Playboy Club, featuring bunnies, opens in Chicago on this day in history.  

1960  On February - 29 ian McKenzie Anderson, British musician  

1964  Frank Rugani sets badminton shuttlecock distance record, 24.3 meters on February - 29.  

1964  On this day in history lBJ reveals US secretly developed the A-11 jet fighter  

1964  On this day in history north Carolina high school basketball teams play to 56-54 score in 13 overtime  

1964  On this day in history "Rugantino" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 28 performances  

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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 this day in history.  

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

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

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 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 this day in history pope Hilarius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown)  

1528  On this day in history death of patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake  

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 this day in history.  

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

1744  On February - 29 death of john Theophilus Desaguliers, French philosopher (b. 1683)  

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

1844  Thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.