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'''February 29''', also known as '''leap day''' or '''leap year day''', is a date added to [[leap year]]s. A leap day is added in various [[solar calendar]]s (calendars based on the Earth's revolution around the [[Sun]]), including the [[Gregorian calendar]] standard in most of the world. [[Lunisolar calendar]]s (whose months are based on the [[phases of the Moon]]) instead add a leap or [[Intercalation (timekeeping)|intercalary]] month.<ref name="gale">{{cite encyclopedia|first1=Ed. K. Lee|last1=Lerner|first2=Brenda W.|last2=Lerner|title=Calendar|encyclopedia=The Gale Encyclopedia of Science|year=2004|publisher=[[Gale (publisher)|Gale]]|location=Detroit, MI|pages=679–82}}</ref> It is the 60th day of a leap year in the [[Gregorian calendar]], and 306 days remain until the end of the leap year. It is also the last day of [[February]] on leap years.

==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1504]] &ndash; [[Christopher Columbus]] uses his knowledge of a [[March 1504 lunar eclipse|lunar eclipse]] that night to convince Jamaican natives to provide him with supplies.

===1601–1900===
*[[1644]] &ndash; [[Abel Tasman]]'s second Pacific voyage begins.
*[[1704]] &ndash; [[Queen Anne's War]]: French forces and [[Native American (U.S.)|Native American]]s stage a [[Raid on Deerfield|raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony]], killing 56 villagers and taking more than 100 captive.
*[[1712]] &ndash; February 29 is followed by [[February 30]] in Sweden, in a move to abolish the [[Swedish calendar]] for a return to the [[Julian calendar]].
*[[1720]] &ndash; [[Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden]] abdicates in favour of her husband, who becomes King [[Frederick I of Sweden|Frederick I]] on March 24.
*[[1752]] &ndash; King [[Alaungpaya]] founds [[Konbaung Dynasty]], the last dynasty of Burmese monarchy.
*[[1768]] &ndash; Polish nobles form the [[Bar Confederation]].
*[[1796]] &ndash; The [[Jay Treaty]] between the United States and Great Britain comes into force, facilitating ten years of peaceful trade between the two nations.
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Kilpatrick–Dahlgren Raid]] fails: Plans to free 15,000 [[United States|Union]] soldiers being held near [[Richmond, Virginia]] are thwarted.
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[St. Petersburg, Florida]] is incorporated.

===1901–present===
*[[1912]] &ndash; The [[Piedra Movediza]] (Moving Stone) of [[Tandil]] falls and breaks.
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Tokelau]] is annexed by the United Kingdom.
*  1916 &ndash; [[Child labor]]: In [[South Carolina]], the minimum [[working age]] for factory, mill, and mine workers is raised from 12 to 14 years old.
*[[1920]] &ndash; The [[Czechoslovakia|Czechoslovak]] National Assembly adopts the [[Czechoslovak Constitution of 1920|Constitution]].
*[[1936]] &ndash; The [[February 26 Incident]] in Tokyo ends.
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[12th Academy Awards]]: For her performance as Mammy in ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'', [[Hattie McDaniel]] becomes the first [[African American]] to win an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]].
*  1940 &ndash; Finland initiates [[Winter War]] peace negotiations.
*  1940 &ndash; In a ceremony held in [[Berkeley, California]], physicist [[Ernest Lawrence]] receives the 1939 [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] from Sweden's [[Consul General|consul general]] in [[San Francisco]].
*[[1944]] &ndash; World War II: The [[Admiralty Islands]] are invaded in [[Operation Brewer]], led by American general [[Douglas MacArthur]].
*[[1960]] &ndash; The 5.7&nbsp;{{M|w}} [[1960 Agadir earthquake|Agadir earthquake]] shakes coastal [[Morocco]] with a maximum perceived intensity of [[Mercalli intensity scale|X (''Extreme'')]], destroying Agadir and leaving 12,000 dead and another 12,000 injured.
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: [[Vietnamization]]: South Korea withdraws 11,000 of its 48,000 troops from [[Vietnam]].
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Gordie Howe]] of the [[Hartford Whalers]] makes [[National Hockey League|NHL]] history as he scores his 800th goal.
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Pierre Trudeau]] announces his retirement as [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]] leader and [[Prime Minister of Canada]].
*[[1988]] &ndash; South African archbishop [[Desmond Tutu]] is arrested along with 100 other clergymen during a five-day anti-[[apartheid]] demonstration in [[Cape Town]].
*  1988 &ndash; [[Svend Robinson]] becomes the first member of the [[House of Commons of Canada]] to [[coming out|come out as gay]].
*[[1992]] &ndash; First day of [[Bosnian independence referendum, 1992|Bosnia and Herzegovina independence referendum]].
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Faucett Flight 251]] crashes in the Andes; all 123 passengers and crew are killed.
*  1996 &ndash; The [[Siege of Sarajevo]] officially ends.
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Second Chechen War]]: Eighty-four Russian paratroopers are killed in a rebel attack on a guard post near Ulus Kert.
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Jean-Bertrand Aristide]] is removed as president of [[Haiti]] following [[2004 Haitian coup d'état|a coup]].
*[[2008]] &ndash; The United Kingdom's [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] withdraws [[Prince Harry]] from a [[Operation Herrick|tour of Afghanistan]] after news of his deployment is leaked to foreign media.
*  2008 &ndash; [[Misha Defonseca]] admits to fabricating her memoir, ''[[Misha: A Mémoire of the Holocaust Years]]'', in which she claims to have lived with a pack of wolves in the woods during [[the Holocaust]].
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries]]: [[Joe Biden]] wins the [[South Carolina]] primary election.<ref>{{cite web |title=South Carolina Democratic Primary Results|url=https://www.usatoday.com/elections/results/primaries/democratic/south-carolina/|website=[[USA Today]]|access-date=31 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*  2020 &ndash; [[COVID-19 pandemic]]: South Korea reports a total of 3,150 confirmed cases of [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://seekingalpha.com/news/3547240-south-korea-reports-record-jump-in-coronavirus-cases |title=South Korea reports a record jump in coronavirus cases |vauthors=Hoffmann E |date=29 February 2020 |work=SeekingAlpha.com |access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1468]] &ndash; [[Pope Paul III]] (d. 1549)
*[[1528]] &ndash; [[Albert V, Duke of Bavaria]] (d. 1579)
*  1528 &ndash; [[Domingo Báñez]], Spanish theologian (d. 1604)
*[[1572]] &ndash; [[Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon]] (d. 1638)
*[[1576]] &ndash; [[Antonio Neri]], Florentine priest and glassmaker (d. 1614)

===1601–1900===
*[[1640]] &ndash; [[Benjamin Keach]], [[Particular Baptist]] preacher and author whose name was given to [[Keach's Catechism]] (d. 1704)
*[[1692]] &ndash; [[John Byrom]], English poet and educator (d. 1763)
*[[1724]] &ndash; [[Eva Marie Veigel]], Austrian-English dancer (d. 1822)
*[[1736]] &ndash; [[Ann Lee]], English-American religious leader, founded the [[Shakers]] (d. 1784)
*[[1792]] &ndash; [[Gioachino Rossini]], Italian composer (d. 1868)
*[[1812]] &ndash; [[James Milne Wilson]], Scottish-Australian soldier and politician, eighth [[Premier of Tasmania]] (d. February 29, 1880)
*[[1828]] &ndash; [[Emmeline B. Wells]], American journalist, poet, and activist (d. 1921)
*[[1836]] &ndash; [[Dickey Pearce]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1908)
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Frank Gavan Duffy]], Irish-Australian lawyer and judge, fourth [[Chief Justice of Australia]] (d. 1936)
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Herman Hollerith]], American statistician and businessman, co-founded the [[Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company]] (d. 1929)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[William Stewart (footballer, born 1876)|William Stewart]], Scottish footballer
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Richard S. Aldrich]], American lawyer and politician (d. 1941)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Augusta Savage]], American sculptor (d. 1962)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Morarji Desai]], Indian civil servant and politician, fourth [[Prime Minister of India]] (d. 1995)
*  1896 &ndash; [[William A. Wellman]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1975)

===1901–present===
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Jimmy Dorsey]], American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1957)
*  1904 &ndash; [[Pepper Martin]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1965)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Balthus]], French-Swiss painter and illustrator (d. 2001)
*  1908 &ndash; [[Dee Brown (writer)|Dee Brown]], American historian and author (d. 2002)
*  1908 &ndash; [[Alf Gover]], English cricketer and coach (d. 2001)
*  1908 &ndash; [[Louie Myfanwy Thomas]], Welsh writer (d. 1968)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Dinah Shore]], American singer and actress (d. 1994)
*  1916 &ndash; [[James B. Donovan]], American lawyer (d. 1970)
*  1916 &ndash; [[Leonard Shoen]], founder of [[U-Haul]] Corp. (d. 1999)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Fyodor Abramov]], Russian author and critic (d. 1983)
*  1920 &ndash; [[Arthur Franz]], American actor (d. 2006)
*  1920 &ndash; [[James Mitchell (actor)|James Mitchell]], American actor and dancer (d. 2010)
*  1920 &ndash; [[Michèle Morgan]], French-American actress and singer (d. 2016)
*  1920 &ndash; [[Howard Nemerov]], American poet and academic (d. 1991)
*  1920 &ndash; [[Rolland W. Redlin]], American lawyer and politician (d. 2011)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[David Beattie]], New Zealand judge and politician, 14th [[Governor-General of New Zealand]] (d. 2001)
*  1924 &ndash; [[Carlos Humberto Romero]], Salvadoran politician, [[President of El Salvador]] (d. 2017)
*  1924 &ndash; [[Al Rosen]], American baseball player and manager (d. 2015)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Joss Ackland]], English actor
*  1928 &ndash; [[Jean Adamson]], British writer and illustrator<ref>{{cite web |title=Jean Adamson |url=https://www.gold.ac.uk/honorands/jean-adamson/ |website=Goldsmiths, University of London |access-date=7 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1928 &ndash; [[Vance Haynes]], American archaeologist, geologist, and author
*  1928 &ndash; [[Seymour Papert]], South African mathematician and computer scientist, co-created the [[Logo (programming language)|Logo programming language]] (d. 2016)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Gene H. Golub]], American mathematician and academic (d. 2007)
*  1932 &ndash; [[Masten Gregory]], American race car driver (d. 1985)
*  1932 &ndash; [[Reri Grist]], American soprano and actress
*  1932 &ndash; [[Jaguar (cartoonist)|Jaguar]], Brazilian cartoonist
*  1932 &ndash; [[Gavin Stevens]], Australian cricketer
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Jack Lousma]], American colonel, astronaut, and politician
*  1936 &ndash; [[Henri Richard]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2020)
*  1936 &ndash; [[Alex Rocco]], American actor (d. 2015)
*  1936 &ndash; [[Nh. Dini]], Indonesian writer (d. 2018)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Sonja Barend]], Dutch talk show host
*  1940 &ndash; [[Bartholomew I of Constantinople]]
*  1940 &ndash; [[William H. Turner, Jr.]], American horse trainer
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Ene Ergma]], Estonian physicist and politician
*  1944 &ndash; [[Dennis Farina]], American police officer and actor (d. 2013)
*  1944 &ndash; [[Nicholas Frayling]], English priest and academic
*  1944 &ndash; [[Phyllis Frelich]], American actress (d. 2014)
*  1944 &ndash; [[Steve Mingori]], American baseball player (d. 2008)
*  1944 &ndash; [[Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri]], Italian author and illustrator
*  1944 &ndash; [[Lennart Svedberg]], Swedish ice hockey player (d. 1972).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/var-varldens-baste-da-korde-han-ihjal-sig/|title=Lennart "Lill-Strimma" Svedberg|publisher=Expressen|language=sv|author=Thomas Kingdahl|date=5 October 2018|access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Hermione Lee]], English author, critic, and academic
*  1948 &ndash; [[Manoel Maria]], Brazilian footballer
*  1948 &ndash; [[Patricia A. McKillip]], American author
*  1948 &ndash; [[Henry Small (singer)|Henry Small]], American-born Canadian singer
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush]], American journalist and producer
*  1952 &ndash; [[Tim Powers]], American author and educator
*  1952 &ndash; [[Raisa Smetanina]], Russian cross-country skier
*  1952 &ndash; [[Bart Stupak]], American police officer and politician
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Jonathan Coleman (presenter)|Jonathan Coleman]], English-Australian radio and television host
*  1956 &ndash; [[Bob Speller]], Canadian businessman and politician, 30th [[Minister of Agriculture (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Agriculture]]
*  1956 &ndash; [[Aileen Wuornos]], American serial killer (d. 2002)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Lucian Grainge]], English businessman
*  1960 &ndash; [[Khaled (musician)|Khaled]], Algerian singer-songwriter
*  1960 &ndash; [[Richard Ramirez]], American serial killer (d. 2013)
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Dave Brailsford]], English cyclist and coach
*  1964 &ndash; [[Lyndon Byers]], Canadian ice hockey player and radio host
*  1964 &ndash; [[Mervyn Warren]], American tenor, composer, and producer 
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Chucky Brown]], American basketball player and coach
*  1968 &ndash; [[Gareth Farr]], New Zealand composer and percussionist
*  1968 &ndash; [[Pete Fenson]], American curler and sportscaster
*  1968 &ndash; [[Naoko Iijima]], Japanese actress and model
*  1968 &ndash; [[Bryce Paup]], American football player and coach
*  1968 &ndash; [[Howard Tayler]], American author and illustrator
*  1968 &ndash; [[Eugene Volokh]], Ukrainian-American lawyer and educator
*  1968 &ndash; [[Frank Woodley]], Australian actor, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Mike Pollitt]], English footballer and coach
*  1972 &ndash; [[Sylvie Lubamba]], Italian showgirl
*  1972 &ndash; [[Antonio Sabàto Jr.]], Italian-American model and actor
*  1972 &ndash; [[Pedro Sánchez (Spanish politician)|Pedro Sánchez]], [[Prime Minister of Spain]]
*  1972 &ndash; [[Dave Williams (singer)|Dave Williams]], American singer (d. 2002)
*  1972 &ndash; [[Saul Williams]], American singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/saul-williams|title=Saul Williams|work=[[Academy of American Poets]]|access-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref>
*  1972 &ndash; [[Pedro Zamora]], Cuban-American activist and educator (d. 1994)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Vonteego Cummings]], American basketball player
*  1976 &ndash; [[Gehad Grisha]], Egyptian former soccer referee
*  1976 &ndash; [[Katalin Kovács]], Hungarian sprint kayaker<ref>{{cite web|title=Katalin Kovács|url=https://www.canoeicf.com/athlete/katalin-kovacs|publisher=International Canoe Federation|access-date=27 March 2020}}</ref>
*  1976 &ndash; [[Terrence Long]], American baseball player
*  1976 &ndash; [[Ja Rule]], American rapper and actor
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Çağdaş Atan]], Turkish footballer and coach
*  1980 &ndash; [[Chris Conley]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1980 &ndash; [[Patrick Côté (fighter)|Patrick Côté]], Canadian mixed martial artist
*  1980 &ndash; [[Simon Gagné]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1980 &ndash; [[Rubén Plaza]], Spanish cyclist
*  1980 &ndash; [[Peter Scanavino]], American actor
*  1980 &ndash; [[Clinton Toopi]], New Zealand rugby league player
*  1980 &ndash; [[Taylor Twellman]], American soccer player and sportscaster<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/taylor-twellman|title=Taylor Twellman|website=Major League Soccer|access-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref>
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Rica Imai]], Japanese model and actress
*  1984 &ndash; [[Cullen Jones]], American swimmer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/cullen-jones|title=Cullen Jones|website=Olympic.org|access-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref>
*  1984 &ndash; [[Nuria Martínez]], Spanish basketball player
*  1984 &ndash; [[Lena Raine]], American video game composer and producer <ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/kuraine/status/968877816019222529 |title=heya it's my birthday (observed)! fun facts: - it's actually on the 29th but yknow - I don't get twitter balloons this year - I celebrate in feb cos march isn't my birth month - I've celebrated 8.5 real birthdays now - 🎉🎈 |date=28 February 2018 |website=twitter.com }}</ref>
*  1984 &ndash; [[Adam Sinclair]], Indian field hockey player
*  1984 &ndash; [[Rakhee Thakrar]], English actress
*  1984 &ndash; [[Dennis Walger]], German rugby player
*  1984 &ndash; [[Cam Ward]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1984 &ndash; [[Mark Foster (singer)|Mark Foster]], American singer, songwriter and musician
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Lena Gercke]], German model and television host
*  1988 &ndash; [[Benedikt Höwedes]], German footballer
*  1988 &ndash; [[Brent Macaffer]], Australian Rules footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/player-profile/brent-macaffer|title=Brent Macaffer|website=Collingwood Football Club|access-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref>
*  1988 &ndash; [[Hannah Mills]], Welsh sports sailor<ref>{{cite web|title=Hannah Mills|publisher=Team GB|URL=https://www.teamgb.com/athlete/hannah-mills/3D1tZhiuDl5rhJMAjstE0m|accessdate=2021-08-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tokyo Olympics: Team GB sailors Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre win 470 gold|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/58083440|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2021-08-04|accessdate=2021-08-04}}</ref>
*  1988 &ndash; [[Bobby Sanguinetti]], American ice hockey player
*  1988 &ndash; [[Milan Melindo]], Filipino boxer
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Sean Abbott]], Australian cricketer
*  1992 &ndash; [[Ben Hampton]], Australian rugby league player
*  1992 &ndash; [[Eric Kendricks]], American football player<ref>{{cite web|title=Eric Kendricks|url= http://www.nfl.com/player/erickendricks/2552312/profile|website=NFL.com|access-date=16 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1992 &ndash; [[Caitlin EJ Meyer]], American actress
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Nelson Asofa-Solomona]], New Zealand rugby league player 
*  1996 &ndash; [[Reece Prescod]], British sprinter<ref>{{cite web|title=Reece Prescod|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/reece-prescod-283327|publisher=World Athletics|access-date=20 March 2020}}</ref>
*  1996 &ndash; [[Claudia Williams]], New Zealand tennis player
* [[2000]] &ndash; [[Tyrese Haliburton]], American basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/halibty01.html|title=Tyrese Haliburton Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com|accessdate=March 3, 2021}}</ref>
* 2000 &ndash; [[Ferran Torres]], Spanish footballer
* [[2004]] &ndash; [[Lydia Jacoby]], American swimmer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/christinebrennan/2021/07/25/17-year-old-lydia-jacoby-first-us-olympic-swimmer-alaska/8085670002/|title=17-year-old Alaskan swimmer Lydia Jacoby makes history before she races at Tokyo Olympics|website=USAToday.com|accessdate=July 29, 2021}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[468]] &ndash; [[Pope Hilarius]]
* [[992]] &ndash; [[Oswald of Worcester]], Anglo-Saxon archbishop and saint (b. 925)
*[[1212]] &ndash; [[Hōnen]], Japanese monk, founded [[Jōdo-shū]] (b. 1133)
*[[1460]] &ndash; [[Albert III, Duke of Bavaria|Albert III]], Duke of Bavaria-Munich (b. 1401)
*[[1528]] &ndash; [[Patrick Hamilton (martyr)|Patrick Hamilton]], Scottish Protestant reformer and martyr (b. 1504)
*[[1592]] &ndash; [[Alessandro Striggio]], Italian composer and diplomat (b. 1540)
*[[1600]] &ndash; [[Caspar Hennenberger]], German pastor, historian and cartographer (b. 1529)

===1601–1900===
*[[1604]] &ndash; [[John Whitgift]], English archbishop and academic (b. 1530)
*[[1740]] &ndash; [[Pietro Ottoboni (cardinal)|Pietro Ottoboni]], Italian cardinal (b. 1667)
*[[1744]] &ndash; [[John Theophilus Desaguliers]], French-English physicist and philosopher (b. 1683)
*[[1792]] &ndash; [[Johann Andreas Stein]], German piano builder (b. 1728)
*[[1820]] &ndash; [[Johann Joachim Eschenburg]], German historian and critic (b. 1743) 
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[Louis-François Lejeune]], French general, painter and lithographer (b. 1775)
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Matsudaira Katataka]], Japanese daimyō (b. 1806)
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Ludwig I of Bavaria]] (b. 1786)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[James Milne Wilson]], Scottish-Australian soldier and politician, 8th [[Premier of Tasmania]] (b. February 29, 1812)

===1901–present===
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Pat Garrett]], American sheriff (b. 1850)
*  1908 &ndash; [[John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow]], Scottish-Australian politician, 1st  [[Governor-General of Australia]] (b. 1860)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Ernie Courtney]], American baseball player (b. 1875)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Adolphe Appia]], Swiss architect and theorist (b. 1862)
*  1928 &ndash; [[Ina Coolbrith]], American poet and librarian (b. 1841)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[E. F. Benson]], English archaeologist and author (b. 1867)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Pehr Evind Svinhufvud]], Finnish lawyer, judge and politician, 3rd  [[President of Finland]] (b. 1861)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Robert Barrington-Ward]], English lawyer and journalist (b. 1891)
*  1948 &ndash; [[Rebel Oakes]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1883)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Quo Tai-chi]], Chinese politician and diplomat,  [[Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations]] (b. 1888)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Elpidio Quirino]], Filipino lawyer and politician, 6th  [[President of the Philippines]] (b. 1890)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Melvin Purvis]], American police officer and  [[FBI]] agent (b. 1903)
*  1960 &ndash; [[Walter Yust]], American journalist and author (b. 1894)
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Frank Albertson]], American actor and singer (b. 1909)
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Lena Blackburne]], American baseball player, coach and manager (b. 1886)
*  1968 &ndash; [[Tore Ørjasæter]], Norwegian poet and educator (b. 1886)
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Tom Davies (American football)|Tom Davies]], American football player and coach (b. 1896)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Florence P. Dwyer]], American politician (b. 1902)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Yigal Allon]], Israeli general and politician,  [[Prime Minister of Israel]] (b. 1918)
*  1980 &ndash; [[Gil Elvgren]], American painter and illustrator (b. 1914)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Ludwik Starski]], Polish screenwriter and songwriter (b. 1903)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Sidney Harmon]], American screenwriter and producer (b. 1907)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Ruth Pitter]], English poet and author (b. 1897)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Wes Farrell]], American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1939)
*  1996 &ndash; [[Ralph Rowe]], American baseball player, coach and manager (b. 1924)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Dennis Danell]], American guitarist (b. 1961)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Kagamisato Kiyoji]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 42nd  [[Yokozuna]] (b. 1923)
*  2004 &ndash; [[Jerome Lawrence]], American playwright and author (b. 1915)
*  2004 &ndash; [[Harold Bernard St. John]], Barbadian lawyer and politician, 3rd  [[Prime Minister of Barbados]] (b. 1931)
*  2004 &ndash; [[Lorrie Wilmot]], South African cricketer (b. 1943)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Janet Kagan]], American author (b. 1946)
*  2008 &ndash; [[Erik Ortvad]], Danish painter and illustrator (b. 1917)
*  2008 &ndash; [[Akira Yamada]], Japanese scholar and philosopher (b. 1922)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Roland Bautista]], American guitarist (b. 1951)
*  2012 &ndash; [[Davy Jones (musician)|Davy Jones]], English singer, guitarist and actor (b. 1945)
*  2012 &ndash; [[Sheldon Moldoff]], American illustrator (b. 1920)
*  2012 &ndash; [[P. K. Narayana Panicker]], Indian social leader (b. 1930)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Wenn V. Deramas]], Filipino director and screenwriter (b. 1966)
*  2016 &ndash; [[Gil Hill]], American police officer, actor and politician (b. 1931)
*  2016 &ndash; [[Josefin Nilsson]], Swedish singer (b. 1969)
*  2016 &ndash; [[Louise Rennison]], English author (b. 1951)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ardagh |first1=Philip |title=My hero: Louise Rennison (1951-2016) |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/04/my-hero-louise-rennison-young-adult-author-philip-ardagh |website=The Guardian |access-date=7 January 2020 |date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
*  2016 &ndash; [[Mumtaz Qadri]], Pakistani assassin (b. 1985)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/erasmus/2016/03/02/worryingly-a-liberals-killer-is-honoured-in-pakistan|title=Worryingly, a liberal's killer is honoured in Pakistan|date=2 March 2016|work=[[The Economist]]|access-date=28 Dec 2019}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Dieter Laser]], German actor (''[[Lexx]]'', ''[[The Ogre (1996 film)|The Ogre]]'', ''[[The Human Centipede (First Sequence)|The Human Centipede]]'') (b. 1942)
*  2020 &ndash; [[Éva Székely]], Hungarian [[International Swimming Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] swimmer, Olympic champion ([[Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|1952]]) (b. 1927)

==Holidays and observances==
* As a Christian [[feast day]]:
**[[Auguste Chapdelaine]] (one of the [[Martyr Saints of China]])
**[[Oswald of Worcester]] (in leap year only)
**Saint [[John Cassian]]
**[[February 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|February 29]] in the Orthodox church
* The fourth day of [[Ayyám-i-Há]] ([[Baháʼí Faith]]) (observed on this date only if [[Baháʼí Naw-Rúz]] falls on March 21)
*[[Rare Disease Day]] (in leap years; celebrated in common years on February 28)
*[[Bachelor's Day (tradition)|Bachelor's Day]] ([[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], [[United Kingdom]])

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/29 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=2|day=29}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/february/29 Historical Events on February 29]
* [http://canadachannel.ca/todayincanadianhistory/index.php/February_29 Today in Canadian History]

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[[Category:Discordian holidays]]
[[Category:Old Style leap years]]