Page 3: Historical Events In February - 29

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

1940  On February - 29 the birth of Mario Andretti, Italian racing driver   

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

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

1940  Edward Frederic Benson, novelist, dies on February - 29.   

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

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

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  On February - 29 nikolai Pimenov, USSR, coxless pair rowers (Olympic-silver-1976)   

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

1952  On this day in history ice Dance Championship at Paris France won by Westwood & Demmy Great Britain   

1952  On February - 29 ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Ria Falk & Paul Falk of Germany   

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

1952  On February - 29 men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button USA   

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  President Eisenhower announces he would seek a 2nd term on February - 29.   

1956  Islamic Republic forms in Pakistan on February - 29.   

1956  On this day in history randy Jackson, rocker (Zebra-I Don't Know, I Don't Care)   

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

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

1960  On this day in history hugh Hefner opens the first Playboy Club in Chicago.   

1960  On this day in history 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  Ian McKenzie Anderson, British musician on February - 29.   

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

1964  On February - 29 lBJ reveals US secretly developed the A-11 jet fighter   

1964  On this day in history 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.   

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

1468  Pope Paul III (d. 1549) was born on this day in history.   

1692  On February - 29 birth of edward Cave, England, printer (Gentlemen's Magazine)   

1692  John Byrom, English poet (d. 1763) was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 29.   

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

1736  On February - 29 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 this day in history death of patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake   

1592  On February - 29 death of alessandro Striggio, Italian composer (b. 1540)   

1604  John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (1583-1604), dies at about 74 on this day in history.   

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