February 29th, 1892

Born on February 29th, 1892

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What happened on February 29th, 1892?

February 29th, 1892

St. Petersburg, Florida is incorporated.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg,_Florida

What else happened on February 29th?

February 29th, 2012

Construction of Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest tower and third-tallest structure, was completed.

February 29th, 2004

Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide was overthrown following popular rebel uprising.

February 29th, 1996

In the deadliest aviation accident in Peruvian history, Faucett Flight 251 crashed on approach to Rodríguez Ballón International Airport, killing all 123 people aboard.

February 29th, 1980

La Bougie du Sapeur, a humorous French newspaper that is published only on leap days, printed its first issue.

February 29th, 1960

The deadliest earthquake in Moroccan history (damaged building pictured) struck the city of Agadir, killing at least 12,000 people.

February 29th, 1944

World War II: The Admiralty Islands campaign began when American forces assaulted Los Negros Island, the third largest of the Admiralty Islands.

February 29th, 1768

A group of Polish nobles established the Bar Confederation to defend the internal and external independence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth against Russian influence and King Stanisław II Augustus (portrait shown).

February 29th, 1704

Queen Anne's War: French and Native American forces raided the English settlement of Deerfield, Massachusetts, killing more than 50 colonists.

February 29th, 2020

Muhyiddin Yassin is appointed as the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia, amid the 2020 Malaysian political crisis.

February 29th, 1964

British Eagle International Airlines Flight 802/6 crashes into the Glungezer mountain in the Tux Alps of Austria, killing all 75 people aboard.

February 29th, 2016

At least 40 people are killed and 58 others wounded following a suicide bombing by ISIL at a Shi'ite funeral in the city of Miqdadiyah, Diyala.

February 29th, 2012

North Korea agrees to suspend uranium enrichment and nuclear and long-range missile tests in return for US food aid.

February 29th, 2004

Jean-Bertrand Aristide is removed as president of Haiti following a coup.

February 29th, 2000

Chechens attack a guard post near Ulus Kert, eventually killing 84 Russian paratroopers during the Second Chechen War.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 29th

Born on February 29th, 1892

70

Augusta Savage

American sculptor

*February 29th, 1892, Green Cove Springs †March 26th, 1962, New York City

53

Dietrich von Jagow

German judge and politician (1892-1945)

*February 29th, 1892, Frankfurt (Oder) †April 29th, 1945, Merano

53

Leandro Arpinati

Italian politician

*February 29th, 1892, Civitella di Romagna †April 22nd, 1945, Argelato

53

Vilmos Apor

(1892–1945) Hungarian bishop

*February 29th, 1892, Sighișoara †April 2nd, 1945, Győr

72

Maria Ibars i Ibars

Spanish writer and teacher (1892-1965)

*February 29th, 1892, Valencia †January 9th, 1965, Valencia

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Who's birthday is on February 29th?

36

Chan Yun Lung

Badminton player

*February 29th, 1988, Hong Kong

36

Sarah Jane Scott

American musician

*February 29th, 1988, Wayne County

44

Chien Yu-Hsiu

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 29th, 1980, New Taipei

64

Tony Robbins

American author, professional speaker

*February 29th, 1960, North Hollywood

52

Pedro Sánchez

Prime Minister of Spain since 2018

*February 29th, 1972, Madrid

99

Morarji Desai

Fourth prime minister of India

*February 29th, 1896, Valsad district †April 10th, 1995, Mumbai

44

Rubén Plaza

Spanish professional road bicycle racer

*February 29th, 1980, Ibi

68

Ruby Wilson

American singer (1948-2016)

*February 29th, 1948, Fort Worth †August 12th, 2016, Memphis

95

Joss Ackland

English actor

*February 29th, 1928, Kensington †November 19th, 2023, Clovelly

72

Andrea Vissers

Dutch rower

*February 29th, 1952, Amsterdam

71

Howard Nemerov

Poet (1920-1991)

*February 29th, 1920, New York City †July 5th, 1991, St. Louis

48

Mark Pollock

Irish athlete

*February 29th, 1976, Holywood

88

Seymour Papert

MIT mathematician, computer scientist, and educator

*February 29th, 1928, Pretoria †July 31st, 2016, Blue Hill

76

David Beattie

Governor-General of New Zealand

*February 29th, 1924, Sydney †February 4th, 2001, Upper Hutt

79

William Augustus Wellman

American director, actor (1896-1975)

*February 29th, 1896, Brookline †December 9th, 1975, Los Angeles

96

Michèle Morgan

French actress (1920-2016)

*February 29th, 1920, Neuilly-sur-Seine †December 20th, 2016, Neuilly-sur-Seine

92

Balthus

French painter

*February 29th, 1908, Paris †February 18th, 2001, Rossinière

84

Frank Gavan Duffy

Australian judge (1852–1936)

*February 29th, 1852, Dublin †July 29th, 1936, Fitzroy

55

Bernard Antoni Wiecki

Polish priest from Free City of Danzig

*February 29th, 1884, Szatarpy †January 11th, 1940, Stutthof concentration camp

36

Benedikt Höwedes

German association football player

*February 29th, 1988, Haltern am See

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Born in 1892

81

J. R. R. Tolkien

English writer and philologist (1892–1973)

*January 3rd, 1892, Bloemfontein †September 2nd, 1973, Bournemouth

25

Manfred von Richthofen

German fighter pilot (1892-1918)

*May 2nd, 1892, Wrocław †April 21st, 1918, Vaux-sur-Somme

63

Otto Harder

German footballer and SS officer (1892-1956)

*November 25th, 1892, Brunswick †March 14th, 1956, Hamburg

87

Josip Broz Tito

Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman (1892−1980)

*May 7th, 1892, Kumrovec †May 4th, 1980, Ljubljana

82

Francisco Franco

Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)

*December 4th, 1892, Ferrol †November 20th, 1975, Madrid

70

Thomas Mitchell

American actor, playwright and screenwriter (1892-1962)

*July 11th, 1892, Elizabeth †December 17th, 1962, Beverly Hills

46

Alice Brady

American actress (1892–1939)

*November 2nd, 1892, New York City †October 28th, 1939, New York City

46

Alfonsina Storni

Argentine writer

*May 29th, 1892, Capriasca †October 25th, 1938, Mar del Plata

69

Arthur Holly Compton

American physicist

*September 10th, 1892, Wooster †March 15th, 1962, Berkeley

83

Haile Selassie I

Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974

*July 23rd, 1892, Ejersa Goro †August 27th, 1975, Addis Ababa

82

Ivo Andrić

Yugoslav novelist (1892-1975)

*October 9th, 1892, Dolac †March 13th, 1975, Belgrade

52

Robert Ritter von Greim

German Field Marshal

*June 22nd, 1892, Bayreuth †May 24th, 1945, Salzburg

83

George Paget Thomson

English physicist

*May 3rd, 1892, Cambridge †September 10th, 1975, Cambridge

86

Janet Flanner

American journalist

*March 13th, 1892, Indianapolis †November 7th, 1978, New York City

45

Osgood Perkins

American actor (1892-1937)

*May 16th, 1892, West Newton †September 21st, 1937, Washington, D.C.

94

Louis de Broglie

Nobel laureate credited to pioneer the discovery of wave character of matter

*August 15th, 1892, Dieppe †March 19th, 1987, Louveciennes

87

Mary Pickford

Canadian actress and producer (1892–1979)

*April 8th, 1892, Toronto †May 29th, 1979, Santa Monica

88

Felix Pollaczek

Austrian-French engineer and mathematician

*December 1st, 1892, Vienna †April 29th, 1981, Boulogne-Billancourt

76

Jimmy Wilde

Welsh professional boxer

*May 15th, 1892, Quakers Yard †March 10th, 1969, Cardiff

88

Marius Casadesus

French composer

*October 24th, 1892, 18th arrondissement of Paris †October 13th, 1981, Suresnes

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 29th

Fixed holidays (As a Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 29th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1892 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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February 1892