Historical Events In February - 29

0468  On February - 29 pope Hilarius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown)   

1288  It becomes legal in Scotland for a woman to propose marriage to a man on February - 29.   

1468  Paul III, last Renaissance pope (1534-49) on this day in history.   

1504  On February - 29 christopher Columbus uses a lunar eclipse to frighten hostile Jamaican natives into providing his crew with food.   

1504  Columbus uses a lunar eclipse to frighten hostile Jamaican Indians on this day in history.   

1528  On this day in history patrick Hamilton, student of Parid, Louvain, St Andrews, Marburg, Abbot of Fearn, burned at St Andrew for heresy, the first Reformation martyr in Scotland   

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

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

1692  On February - 29 sarah Good & Tituba, an Indian servant, accused of witchcraft, Salem   

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

1696  English ex-premier Earl Danby accused of corruption on this day in history.   

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

1704  On this day in history french & Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 50, abduct 100   

1704  On this day in history french & Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 50, abduct 100   

1712  On February - 29 february 29 is followed by February 30 in Sweden, in a move to abolish the Swedish calendar for a return to the Old style.   

1720  Queen Ulrica Eleonora of Sweden resigns on February - 29.   

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

1728  Robert Bage, English writer (Criticism by Peter Faulkner) on February - 29.   

1736  The birth of Ann Lee, Founder of the American Society of Shakers on February - 29.   

1736  The birth of Gioacchino Rossini, Italian operatic composer on this day in history.   

1736  On this day in history anna Lee, Manchester England, founder (Shaker movement in America)   

1780  On this day in history the Omicron Delta Omega fraternity was founded by Benjamin Franklin at James Madison University.   

1784  Marquis de Sade transferred from Vincennes fortress to the Bastille on February - 29.   

1784  On this day in history franz KL von Klenze, German architect (Hermitage, St-Petersburg)   

1792  The birth of John Holland, American inventor of the submarine on this day in history.   

1792  Gioacchino Rossini, Pesaro Italy, composer (Barber of Seville) on this day in history.   

1796  On February - 29 jay's Treaty proclaimed, settles some differences with England   

1796  [Lambert] Adolphe J Quetelet, Belgian astronomer/meteorology on this day in history.   

1812  On February - 29 hermann Hirschboch, German composer   

1816  On February - 29 dutch (King) Willem II marries Russian grand-duchess Anna Paulowna   

1820  On February - 29 adolf Schimon, composer   

1828  On this day in history antonio Guzman Blanco, president Venezuela   

1832  On this day in history charles Darwin visits jungle near Bahia Brazil   

1836  On this day in history giacomo Meyerbeers opera "Les Huguenots," premieres in Paris   

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1468  Paul III, last Renaissance pope (1534-49) was born on February - 29.   

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

1692  Edward Cave, England, printer (Gentlemen's Magazine) was born on this day in history.   

1692  John Byrom, English poet (d. 1763) was born on February - 29.   

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

1724  Eva Marie Veigel, ballet dancer and wife of actor David Garrick (d.1822) was born on this day in history.   

1728  On this day in history birth of robert Bage, English writer (Criticism by Peter Faulkner)   

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  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  John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (1583-1604), dies at about 74 on February - 29.   

1740  On February - 29 death of pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667)   

1744  On February - 29 death of john Theophilus Desaguliers, French philosopher (b. 1683)   

1820  On this day in history death of johann Joachim Eschenburg, German literary critic (b. 1743)   

1844  Thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67 on February - 29.