Historical Events In February - 29

1940  Hattie McDaniel becomes first black woman to win an Oscar on February - 29.  

1940  The birth of Mario Andretti, Italian racing driver on February - 29.  

1940  On this day in history 45 U boats sunk this month (170,000 ton)  

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

1940  On this day in history edward Frederic Benson, novelist, dies  

1944  On this day in history 5 leaders of Indonesia Communist Party sentenced to death  

1944  On this day in history uS troop land on Los Negros, Admirality Islands  

1944  David Briggs, record producer on this day in history.  

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

1948  Nikolai Pimenov, USSR, coxless pair rowers (Olympic-silver-1976) on this day in history.  

1952  On February - 29 dick Button wins his 5th consecutive world figure skating title  

1952  On February - 29 ice Dance Championship at Paris France won by Westwood & Demmy Great Britain  

1952  Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Ria Falk & Paul Falk of Germany on this day in history.  

1952  Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Jacqueline du Bief of France on February - 29.  

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

1952  On February - 29 the birth of Tim Powers, American writer  

1952  On February - 29 ice Dance Championship at Paris France won by Westwood & Demmy GRB  

1952  Bart Stupak, (Rep-D-Michigan) on February - 29.  

1956  Islamic Republic established in Pakistan on this day in history.  

1956  Pakistan becomes an Islamic republic on February - 29.  

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  Randy Jackson, rocker (Zebra-I Don't Know, I Don't Care) on February - 29.  

1956  Elpidio Quirino, president of Philippines (1949-53), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1960  On this day in history earthquake kills 1/3 of Agadir Morocco population (12,000) in 15 seconds  

1960  Hugh Hefner opens the first Playboy Club in Chicago on this day in history.  

1960  JFK makes "missile gap" the Presidential campaign issue on February - 29.  

1960  On this day in history playboy Club, featuring bunnies, opens in Chicago  

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

1960  Ian McKenzie Anderson, British musician on this day in history.  

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

1964  LBJ reveals US secretly developed the A-11 jet fighter on this day in history.  

1964  North Carolina high school basketball teams play to 56-54 score in 13 overtime on February - 29.  

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

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1468  On this day in history birth of paul III, last Renaissance pope (1534-49)  

1468  On this day in history birth of pope Paul III (d. 1549)  

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

1692  On February - 29 birth of john Byrom, English poet (d. 1763)  

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

1724  On this day in history birth of eva Marie Veigel, ballet dancer and wife of actor David Garrick (d.1822)  

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  On February - 29 pope Hilarius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown)  

1528  On February - 29 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 February - 29.  

1740  Death of Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667) on this day in history.  

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

1820  Death of Johann Joachim Eschenburg, German literary critic (b. 1743) on this day in history.  

1844  On February - 29 thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67