Page 3: Historical Events In February - 29

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

1940  On this day in history the birth of Mario Andretti, Italian racing driver   

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

1940  Gretchen Christopher, British(?) pop singer on February - 29.   

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

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 this day in history nikolai Pimenov, USSR, coxless pair rowers (Olympic-silver-1976)   

1952  Dick Button wins his 5th consecutive world figure skating title on February - 29.   

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 February - 29.   

1952  On February - 29 ladies Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Jacqueline du Bief of France   

1952  Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button USA on this day in history.   

1952  On February - 29 the birth of Tim Powers, American writer   

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

1952  On this day in history bart Stupak, (Rep-D-Michigan)   

1956  On February - 29 islamic Republic established in Pakistan   

1956  On February - 29 pakistan becomes an Islamic republic   

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  Randy Jackson, rocker (Zebra-I Don't Know, I Don't Care) on February - 29.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history 1st Playboy Club, featuring bunnies, opens in Chicago   

1960  On February - 29 ian McKenzie Anderson, British musician   

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

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

1964  North Carolina high school basketball teams play to 56-54 score in 13 overtime on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history "Rugantino" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 28 performances   

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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 this day in history.   

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

1724  Eva Marie Veigel, ballet dancer and wife of actor David Garrick (d.1822) was born on February - 29.   

1728  Robert Bage, English writer (Criticism by Peter Faulkner) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1528  On this day in history death of patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake   

1592  On this day in history death of alessandro Striggio, Italian composer (b. 1540)   

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

1740  Death of Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667) on February - 29.   

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 this day in history.