Historical Events In February - 29

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

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

1940  45 U boats sunk this month (170,000 ton) on February - 29.   

1940  On this day in history 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  David Briggs, record producer on this day in history.   

1948  Stern-group bomb Cairo-Haifa train, 27 British soldiers died on this day in history.   

1948  Nikolai Pimenov, USSR, coxless pair rowers (Olympic-silver-1976) on February - 29.   

1952  On this day in history 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 this day in history men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button USA   

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

1952  On February - 29 ice Dance Championship at Paris France won by Westwood & Demmy GRB   

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

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

1956  Pakistan becomes an Islamic republic on February - 29.   

1956  On this day in history president Eisenhower announces he would seek a 2nd term   

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

1960  JFK makes "missile gap" the Presidential campaign issue on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history playboy Club, featuring bunnies, opens in Chicago   

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

1960  On February - 29 ian McKenzie Anderson, British musician   

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

1964  LBJ reveals US secretly developed the A-11 jet fighter on this day in history.   

1964  On February - 29 north Carolina high school basketball teams play to 56-54 score in 13 overtime   

1964  On February - 29 "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 this day in history.   

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

1692  On February - 29 birth of john Byrom, English poet (d. 1763)   

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

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

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  Pope Hilarius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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 February - 29.   

1844  Thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.