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02/29/1904
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Alan Richardson, composer
Type: Birth
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02/29/1904
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Theodore Roosevelt, appoints 7 man committee to study Panama Canal
Type: Event
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02/29/1904
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Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausen
Type: Birth
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02/29/1904
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John "Pepper" Martin, baseballer (NL stolen base leader 1933,34,36)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1908
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Dutch scientists produce solid helium
Type: Event
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02/29/1908
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Balthus, painter (Valerie)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1908
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Alf Gover, cricketer (bowled in 4 Tests for England/famous coach)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1916
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Edward H J Keurvels, Flemish conductor/composer (Parisina), dies at 62
Type: Death
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02/29/1920
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Arthur Franz, Perth Amboy NJ, actor (Invaders From Mars, Young Lions)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1920
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James Mitchell, Sacramento Calif, actor (Palmer-All My Children)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1920
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Louise Wood, director of Girl Scouts of USA (1961-72)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1924
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Otto Hutter, physiologist
Type: Birth
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02/29/1924
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David Beattie, British governor-general of NZ
Type: Birth
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02/29/1928
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Adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist, dies at 65
Type: Death
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02/29/1928
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Armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24), dies at 66
Type: Death
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02/29/1928
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McHenry Boatwright, signer
Type: Birth
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02/29/1928
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Alan Loveday, British(?) violinist
Type: Birth
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02/29/1928
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Joss Ackland, London England, actor (Queenie, To Kill a Priest)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1932
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Gavin Stevens, cricket (Australian bat on 59-60 India/Pakistan tour)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1932
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Failed coup attempt by fascist Lapua Movement in Finland
Type: Event
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02/29/1932
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"Big Ed" Morris, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies
Type: Death
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02/29/1936
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Alwin Schockemohle, Germany, equestrian jumper (Olympic-gold-1976)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1936
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Alex Rocco, actor (Blue Knight, Stanley, Stunt Man)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1936
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Henri "Rocket" Richard, NHL center (Montr‚al Canadiens)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1936
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Jack R Lousma, Grand Rapids Mich, Col USMC/astronaut (Skylab 3, STS-3)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1936
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FDR signs 2nd neutrality act
Type: Event
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02/29/1940
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Edward Frederic Benson, novelist, dies
Type: Death
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02/29/1940
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45 U boats sunk this month (170,000 ton)
Type: Event
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02/29/1940
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Frederic from G and S "Pirates of Penzance" finally released by pirate
Type: Event
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02/29/1940
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"Gone with the Wind," wins 8 Oscars
Type: Event
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02/29/1940
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Hattie McDaniel becomes 1st black woman to win an Oscar
Type: Event
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02/29/1940
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Gretchen Christopher, British(?) pop singer
Type: Birth
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02/29/1944
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Dennis Farina, Chicago Ill, actor (Mike Torello-Crime Story)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1944
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Phyllis Frelich, Devil's Lake ND, actor (Love is Never Silent)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1944
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US troop land on Los Negros, Admirality Islands
Type: Event
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02/29/1944
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5 leaders of Indonesia Communist Party sentenced to death
Type: Event
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02/29/1944
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David Briggs, record producer
Type: Birth
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02/29/1948
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Nikolai Pimenov, USSR, coxless pair rowers (Olympic-silver-1976)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1948
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Patricia [Anne] McKillip, US, sci-fi author (Fool's Run)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1948
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Yuri Pimenov, USSR, coxless pair rowers (Olympic-silver-1976)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1948
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Stern-group bomb Cairo-Haifa train, 27 British soldiers died
Type: Event
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02/29/1952
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Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Paris won by Jacqueline du Bief of FRA
Type: Event
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02/29/1952
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Raul Gonzalez, Mexican 50K speed walker (world record)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1952
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Bart Stupak, (Rep-D-Michigan)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1952
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Raisa Smetanina, USSR, cross country skier (Olympic-gold-1976, 80, 92)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1952
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Tim[othy] Powers, US, sci-fi author (Epitaph in Rust, Night Moves)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1952
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Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button USA
Type: Event
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02/29/1952
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Ice Dance Championship at Paris France won by Westwood and Demmy GRB
Type: Event
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02/29/1952
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Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Ria Falk and Paul Falk of GER
Type: Event
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02/29/1955
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Randy Jackson, rocker (Zebra-I Don't Know, I Don't Care)
Type: Birth
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