February 29
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Art and culture
- 1504 - Christopher Columbus uses his knowledge of a lunar eclipse that night to convince Native Americans to provide him with supplies.
- 1932 - TIME magazine features eccentric American politician William "Alfalfa" Murray on its cover after Murray stated his intention to run for President of the United States.
Births
- 1792 - Gioacchino Rossini, Italian composer (d. 1868)
- 1908 - Balthus, French-Polish painter (d. 2001)
- 1960 - Khaled, Algerian raï musician
- 1960 - Richard Ramirez, American serial killer
- 1972 - Saul Williams, American rapper, poet, and actor
Deaths
- 1792 - Violet Trefusis(June 6, 1894 – February 29 1972) was an English writer and socialite. Most of her fame, however, derives from her lesbian affair with Vita Sackville-West, which was featured under disguise in Virginia Woolf's Orlando: A Biography.
- 1792 - KMFDM
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