Page 3: Historical Events In February - 29

1940  On February - 29 hattie McDaniel becomes first black woman to win an Oscar   

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

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

1940  On this day in history gretchen Christopher, British(?) pop singer   

1940  On February - 29 edward Frederic Benson, novelist, dies   

1944  5 leaders of Indonesia Communist Party sentenced to death on February - 29.   

1944  US troop land on Los Negros, Admirality Islands on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history david Briggs, record producer   

1948  Stern-group bomb Cairo-Haifa train, 27 British soldiers died on February - 29.   

1948  On this day in history 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 February - 29 ice Dance Championship at Paris France won by Westwood & Demmy Great Britain   

1952  On this day in history ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Ria Falk & Paul Falk of Germany   

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  Ice Dance Championship at Paris France won by Westwood & Demmy GRB on February - 29.   

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

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

1956  On this day in history pakistan becomes an Islamic republic   

1956  On February - 29 president Eisenhower announces he would seek a 2nd term   

1956  On this day in history islamic Republic forms in Pakistan   

1956  On February - 29 randy Jackson, rocker (Zebra-I Don't Know, I Don't Care)   

1956  Elpidio Quirino, president of Philippines (1949-53), dies at 65 on February - 29.   

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 February - 29.   

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

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 February - 29.   

1964  On this day in history lBJ reveals US secretly developed the A-11 jet fighter   

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

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

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1468  On February - 29 birth of paul III, last Renaissance pope (1534-49)   

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

1692  Edward Cave, England, printer (Gentlemen's Magazine) was born on February - 29.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

0468  On this day in history pope Hilarius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown)   

1528  Death of Patrick Hamilton, Scottish protestant martyr, burned at stake on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1740  On this day in history death of pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667)   

1744  Death of John Theophilus Desaguliers, French philosopher (b. 1683) on February - 29.   

1820  Death of Johann Joachim Eschenburg, German literary critic (b. 1743) on this day in history.   

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