Historical Events In February - 29
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1940 Hattie McDaniel becomes first black woman to win an Oscar on this day in history.
1940 The birth of Mario Andretti, Italian racing driver on this day in history.
1940 On February - 29 45 U boats sunk this month (170,000 ton)
1940 On this day in history gretchen Christopher, British(?) pop singer
1940 On this day in history edward Frederic Benson, novelist, dies
1944 On February - 29 5 leaders of Indonesia Communist Party sentenced to death
1944 US troop land on Los Negros, Admirality Islands on this day in history.
1944 On February - 29 david Briggs, record producer
1948 Stern-group bomb Cairo-Haifa train, 27 British soldiers died on February - 29.
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 Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Ria Falk & Paul Falk of Germany on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1952 Ice Dance Championship at Paris France won by Westwood & Demmy GRB on February - 29.
1952 On February - 29 bart Stupak, (Rep-D-Michigan)
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 Islamic Republic forms in Pakistan on February - 29.
1956 Randy Jackson, rocker (Zebra-I Don't Know, I Don't Care) on this day in history.
1956 Elpidio Quirino, president of Philippines (1949-53), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1960 On this day in history 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 JFK makes "missile gap" the Presidential campaign issue on February - 29.
1960 Playboy Club, featuring bunnies, opens in Chicago on February - 29.
1960 1st Playboy Club, featuring bunnies, opens in Chicago on this day in history.
1960 Ian McKenzie Anderson, British musician on February - 29.
1964 Frank Rugani sets badminton shuttlecock distance record, 24.3 meters on this day in history.
1964 LBJ reveals US secretly developed the A-11 jet fighter on February - 29.
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.
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