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02/29/1956
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Elpidio Quirino, president of Philippines (1949-53), dies at 65
Type: Death
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02/29/1956
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Pres Eisenhower announces he would seek a 2nd term
Type: Event
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02/29/1956
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Islamic Republic forms in Pakistan
Type: Event
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02/29/1960
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1st Playboy Club, featuring bunnies, opens in Chicago
Type: Event
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02/29/1960
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JFK makes "missile gap" the presidential campaign issue
Type: Event
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02/29/1960
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KRET TV channel 23 in Richardson, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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02/29/1960
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Earthquake kills 1/3 of Agadir Morocco population (12,000) in 15 sec
Type: Event
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02/29/1964
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Frank Albertson, actor (Chico and Man, Room Service), dies at 55
Type: Death
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02/29/1964
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Henrik Sundstrom, Sweden, tennis star
Type: Birth
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02/29/1964
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James RB Ogilvy, son of English princess Alexandra
Type: Birth
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02/29/1964
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Victor van Straelen, Flemish biologist/paleontologist, dies at 74
Type: Death
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02/29/1964
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"Rugantino" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 28 performances
Type: Event
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02/29/1964
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Frank Rugani sets badminton shuttlecock distance record, 24.3 m
Type: Event
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02/29/1964
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LBJ reveals US secretly developed the A-11 jet fighter
Type: Event
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02/29/1964
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NC high school basketball teams play to 56-54 score in 13 overtime
Type: Event
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02/29/1968
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US end regular flights with nuclear bombs
Type: Event
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02/29/1968
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Type: Event
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02/29/1968
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National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner Comm) reports against racism and demands aid given to blacks
Type: Event
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02/29/1968
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Chucky Brown, NBA forward (Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1968
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Cary Conklin, NFL quarterback (SF 49ers)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1968
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Bryce Paup, NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1968
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Beatles' "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" wins Grammy
Type: Event
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02/29/1968
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1st pulsar announced (CP 1919 by Jocelyn Burnell at Cambridge)
Type: Event
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02/29/1968
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Howard Hanson's 6th Symphony, premieres
Type: Event
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02/29/1972
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Hank Aaron becomes 1st baseball player to sign for $200,000 a year
Type: Event
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02/29/1972
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Jack Anderson discloses Dita Beard (ITT) memo indicating antitrust charges were dropped for $400,000 contribution to Republican Party
Type: Event
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02/29/1972
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Mark Farraway, CFL offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1972
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Fabien Bownes, NFL wide receiver (Chic Bears)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1972
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Cyrus Beasley, Rowe NY, rower (Olympics-1996)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1972
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Chris Devine, Allentown Pa, diver (Olympics-96)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1972
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Antonio Sabato Jr, actor (Jagger Cates-General Hospital)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1976
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Bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96)
Type: Birth
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02/29/1980
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Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHL player to score 800 career goals
Type: Event
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02/29/1980
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Michael Bracey ends 59 h 55 m trapped in an elevator, England
Type: Event
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02/29/1980
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Yigol Alton, Israeli Foreign Minister, dies at 61
Type: Death
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02/29/1984
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Canadian PM Pierre Elliott Trudeau announced he is stepping down
Type: Event
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02/29/1984
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Roland Culver, actor (Thunderball), dies of heart problems at 83
Type: Death
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02/29/1988
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Nazi document implicates Waldheim in WW II deportations
Type: Event
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02/29/1988
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NYC Mayor Koch calls Reagan a "WIMP" in the war on drugs
Type: Event
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02/29/1988
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Mark Greatbatch scores 107* v England on Test Cricket debut
Type: Event
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02/29/1988
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KWK-FM in St Louis Missouri changes call letters to WKBG
Type: Event
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02/29/1992
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Dawn Coe wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open
Type: Event
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02/29/1992
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Professional Spring Football League begins
Type: Event
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02/29/1992
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Earl Scheib, CEO (Earl Scheib Auto Paint), dies at 85
Type: Death
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02/29/1992
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Johnny Mack, British actor (Time Lord-Dr Who), dies at 70
Type: Death
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02/29/1996
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John Grant, rear-admiral, dies at 87
Type: Death
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02/29/1996
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Joe Minogue, journalist, dies at 72
Type: Death
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02/29/1996
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Duncan Stuart Wilson Fighter pilot-MacDonald, dies at 83
Type: Death
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02/29/1996
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Kenya defeat West Indies (all out 93) in Cricket World Cup
Type: Event
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02/29/1996
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Soyuz TM-23, lands
Type: Event
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