February 29 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1940  Hattie McDaniel is recorded as becoming inaugural black woman to win an Oscar.   

1940  Mario Andretti, Italian racing driver is born   

1940  45 U boats sunk this month (170000 ton)   

1940  Gretchen Christopher, British(?) pop singer   

1940  Edward Frederic Benson, novelist, dies   

1944  5 leaders of Indonesia Communist Party sentenced to death   

1944  US troop land on Los Negros, Admirality Islands.   

1944  David Briggs, record producer.   

1948  Stern-group bomb Cairo-Haifa train, 27 British soldiers died   

1948  Nikolai Pimenov, USSR, coxless pair rowers (Olympic-silver-1976)   

1952  In this year, Dick Button claims his 5th consecutive world figure skating title   

1952  Ice Dance Championship at Paris France won by Westwood and Demmy Great Britain.   

1952  Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Ria Falk and Paul Falk of Germany   

1952  Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Jacqueline du Bief of France.   

1952  Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button USA   

1952  Tim Powers, American writer is born   

1952  Ice Dance Championship at Paris France won by Westwood and Demmy GRB.   

1952  Bart Stupak, (Rep-D-Michigan).   

1956  Islamic Republic established in Pakistan   

1956  Pakistan is recorded as becoming an Islamic republic   

1956  President Eisenhower announces he would seek a 2nd term.   

1956  Islamic Republic forms in Pakistan   

1956  Randy Jackson, rocker (Zebra-I Don't Know, I Don't Care)   

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

1960  Earthquake results in the deaths of 1/3 of Agadir Morocco population (12000) in 15 seconds.   

1960  Hugh Hefner opens the inaugural Playboy Club in Chicago   

1960  JFK makes "missile gap" the Presidential campaign issue.   

1960  Playboy Club, featuring bunnies, opens in Chicago   

1960  1st Playboy Club, featuring bunnies, opens in Chicago.   

1960  Ian McKenzie Anderson, British musician   

1964  Frank Rugani sets badminton shuttlecock distance record, 24.3 meters.   

1964  LBJ reveals US secretly developed the A-11 jet fighter   

1964  North Carolina high school basketball teams play to 56-54 score in 13 overtime   

1964  "Rugantino" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 28 performances.   

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1468  Paul iii: Last renaissance pope (1534-49)   

1468  Pope paul iii: Pope paul iii (d. 1549)   

1692  Edward cave: England, printer (gentlemen's magazine)   

1692  John byrom: English poet   

1696  Esprit joseph antoine blanchard: Composer   

1724  Eva marie veigel: Ballet dancer and wife of actor david garrick   

1728  Robert bage: English writer (criticism by peter faulkner)   

1736  Anna lee: Manchester england, founder (shaker movement in america)   

0468  Death of Pope hilarius: Calendar reformer,   

1528  Patrick hamilton: Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake   

1592  Alessandro striggio: Italian composer (b. 1540)   

1604  Death of John whitgift: Archbishop of canterbury (1583-1604),   

1740  Pietro ottoboni: Italian cardinal (b. 1667)   

1744  Death of John theophilus desaguliers: French philosopher (b. 1683)   

1820  Death of Johann joachim eschenburg: German literary critic (b. 1743)   

1844  Thaddaus weigl: Composer,