151 Historic Events for February 29
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| 1828 |
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Antonio Guzman Blanco, president Venezuela
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| 1832 |
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Charles Darwin visits jungle near Bahia Brazil
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| 1836 |
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Giacomo Meyerbeers opera "Les Huguenots," premieres in Paris
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| 1840 |
Birth |
John Philip Holland, Liscannor Ireland, pioneer in submarine building
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| 1844 |
Death |
Thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67
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| 1848 |
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Neufchatel declares independence of Switzerland
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| 1852 |
Death |
John Landseer, printer/engraver (Royal Academy), dies
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| 1852 |
Birth |
Frederic Hymen Cowen, composer
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| 1856 |
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Hostilities in Russo-Turkish War cease
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| 1860 |
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Herman Hollerith, inventor (1st electric tabulating machine)
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| 1868 |
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1st British govt of Disraeli forms
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| 1868 |
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[Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81
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| 1869 |
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W E B DuBois, famous African
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| 1880 |
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Gotthard railway tunnel between Switzerland and Italy completed
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| 1884 |
Birth |
Alfred Sendrey, composer
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| 1890 |
Birth |
John Philip Holland, father of modern submarine
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| 1892 |
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Britian and US sign treaty on seal hunting in Bering Sea
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| 1896 |
Birth |
Omer C F L Tulippe, Belgian geographer
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| 1896 |
Birth |
Ranchhodji Morarji Desai, premier of India (1977-79)
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| 1896 |
Birth |
Stanley Swash, CEO (Woolworths)
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| 1896 |
Birth |
William W Wellman, Brookline Mass, director (Star is Born)
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| 1896 |
Birth |
Wladimir Rudolfovich Vogel, composer
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| 1900 |
Birth |
Y¢rgos Sef‚ris, [Seferi dis], Greek diplomat/poet (Strofi)
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| 1900 |
Birth |
Edna Swithenbank Manley, Jamaican sculptor, wife of PM
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| 1904 |
Birth |
Jimmy Dorsey, Shenandoah Pa, orch leader (Stage Show)
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