Historical Events In February - 29

1940  On this day in history hattie McDaniel becomes first black woman to win an Oscar   

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

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

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

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  Ice Dance Championship at Paris France won by Westwood & Demmy Great Britain on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1952  The birth of Tim Powers, American writer on February - 29.   

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

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

1956  On this day in history islamic Republic established in Pakistan   

1956  Pakistan becomes an Islamic republic on February - 29.   

1956  On February - 29 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  On this day in history elpidio Quirino, president of Philippines (1949-53), dies at 65   

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

1960  On February - 29 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  On February - 29 1st Playboy Club, featuring bunnies, opens in Chicago   

1960  On this day in history ian McKenzie Anderson, British musician   

1964  On February - 29 frank Rugani sets badminton shuttlecock distance record, 24.3 meters   

1964  On February - 29 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  "Rugantino" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 28 performances on this day in history.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29

1468  On February - 29 birth of paul III, last Renaissance pope (1534-49)   

1468  On February - 29 birth of pope Paul III (d. 1549)   

1692  On this day in history birth of edward Cave, England, printer (Gentlemen's Magazine)   

1692  On this day in history birth of john Byrom, English poet (d. 1763)   

1696  Esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard, composer was born on this day in history.   

1724  On February - 29 birth of eva Marie Veigel, ballet dancer and wife of actor David Garrick (d.1822)   

1728  On this day in history 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  Pope Hilarius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown) on February - 29.   

1528  On February - 29 death of patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake   

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  On this day in history death of pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667)   

1744  On February - 29 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  Thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.