Historical Events In February - 29

1940  On February - 29 hattie McDaniel becomes first black woman to win an Oscar   

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

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  Edward Frederic Benson, novelist, dies on this day in history.   

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

1944  US troop land on Los Negros, Admirality Islands on February - 29.   

1944  On February - 29 david Briggs, record producer   

1948  On this day in history stern-group bomb Cairo-Haifa train, 27 British soldiers died   

1948  On February - 29 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  Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Ria Falk & Paul Falk of Germany on February - 29.   

1952  Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Jacqueline du Bief of France on this day in history.   

1952  Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button USA on February - 29.   

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 this day in history.   

1952  Bart Stupak, (Rep-D-Michigan) on this day in history.   

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

1956  On this day in history pakistan becomes an Islamic republic   

1956  On February - 29 president Eisenhower announces he would seek a 2nd term   

1956  On this day in history islamic Republic forms in Pakistan   

1956  Randy Jackson, rocker (Zebra-I Don't Know, I Don't Care) on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history elpidio Quirino, president of Philippines (1949-53), dies at 65   

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

1960  Hugh Hefner opens the first Playboy Club in Chicago on February - 29.   

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

1960  On February - 29 playboy Club, featuring bunnies, opens in Chicago   

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

1960  On this day in history 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 February - 29 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  On this day in history birth of paul III, last Renaissance pope (1534-49)   

1468  Pope Paul III (d. 1549) was born on February - 29.   

1692  On this day in history 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  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  Death of Patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake on February - 29.   

1592  Death of Alessandro Striggio, Italian composer (b. 1540) on February - 29.   

1604  On February - 29 john Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (1583-1604), dies at about 74   

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

1744  Death of John Theophilus Desaguliers, French philosopher (b. 1683) on February - 29.   

1820  Death of Johann Joachim Eschenburg, German literary critic (b. 1743) on February - 29.   

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