Page 3: Historical Events In February - 29

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  Pope hilarius: Calendar reformer,   

1528  Patrick hamilton: Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake   

1592  Death of Alessandro striggio: Italian composer (b. 1540)   

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

1740  Death of Pietro ottoboni: Italian cardinal (b. 1667)   

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

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

1844  Thaddaus weigl: Composer,