29 February In History - What Happened On This Day

According to Gregory calendar, on February 29 is the day number 60. This day comes every fourth year. February 29 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.

Event Year	Incident/Event
1744	The natural philosopher of France, John Theophilus Desaguelle, died. He was a member of the Royal Society of London.
1752	Alaungpaya, a village chief in Upper Burma, founded the Konbaung Dynasty; by the time of his death, he had unified all of Myanmar, and driven out the French and the British.
1768	A group of Polish nobles established the Bar Confederation to defend the internal and external independence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth against Russian influence and against King Stanis?aw II Augustus.
1780	The Omicran Delta Omega co-ed fraternity was founded by Benjamin Franklin.
1792	Embryologist Karl Ernst von Baer was born, who discovered the mammal's egg in 1827. He told about the development of the fetus from the layers of tissues.
1840	Irish-American scientist John Philip Holland was born. Who are considered to be the father of modern submarines. In 1898, he built the first underwater American vessel called Holland.
1860	The table machine was invented by Herman Hollerith.
1928	Donna Culbride, American poet, writer and library director, died. Who was the first official poet of America.
1936	Nature magazine published Niels Bore's Bowl of Balls.
1944	The Admiralty Islands campaign during the Pacific War of World War II began when American forces assaulted Los Negros Island, the third largest of the Admiralty Islands.
1960	Morocco's deadliest earthquake struck the city of Agadir, killing at least 12, 000 people.
1960	Thousands of people died in the massive earthquake in the southern Moroccan city of Agadir. The magnitude of this earthquake was 6.7.
1964	US secretly developed jet fighter A-11 was finally revealed by Lyndon Baines Johnson.
1968	On civil disorders (Kennr Comm) reports against racism and demands aid were given to blacks by the National Advisory Commission.
1972	Dita beards (IIT) memo was disclosed by Jack Anderson indicating that the antitrust charges were dropped for $400000 contribution to Republican party.
1984	The Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Elliott Trudeau announced that he is resigning from his post.
1984	Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau announces retirement
1988	On the test cricket debut, 107 runs were scored by Mark Greatbatch when he was playing against England
1992	The LPGA Kemper Golf Open championship was won by Dawn Coe.
1996	In the cricket World cup 1996, Kenya defeats West Indies by taking all wickets in 93 runs.
1996	After four years of continuous firing and attacks, the siege of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia, ended.
2000	In Mozambique near about 700 people died in the flood.
2004	In the 16th Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Sean Penn and Charlize Theron won lead acting awards sweeping all the eleven nominations like Billy Crystals hosts, Lord of the Rings, The return of the King.
2004	Alexander Kellary of International Space Station passenger Michelle Foley landed in space, but returned to the station again due to a malfunction in the space suit.
2008	Famous litterateur Dr. Bachchan Singh was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for translation for the year 2008.
2012	Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela suffering from tumor recovered after that tumor was removed from his pelvis.
2012	Construction of Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest tower and second-tallest structure, was completed.

Birth Year	Name/Category/Country
1896	Morarji Desai / Politician / India
1904	Rukmini Devi Arundale / Choreographer / India
1984	Adam Sinclair / Hockey Player / India
1984	Janvi Chheda / Actress / India

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