February 29 is the 60th day of the year added to the
Gregorian Calendar every four years, excepting those years ending in two zeros which are not evenly divisible by 400. If this is in fact a
leap year, there are 306 days remaining.
Births:
- 1792: Gioacchino Rossini (composer)
- 1860: Herman Hollerith (statistician)
- 1904: [Jimmy Dorsey]? (bandleader)
- 1916: [Dinah Shore]? (singer)
- 1920: [Howard Nemerov]? (third United States poet to win the Pulitzer Prize)
- 1924: [Al Rosen]? (third baseman: Cleveland Indians)
- 1952: [Al Autry]? (pitcher: Atlanta Braves)
- 1972: [Antonio Sabato Jr.]? (actor)
See Also: January,
February,
March,
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December
February 28 - March 1 - January 29 - March 29 - more historical anniversaries
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