February 29 — 이 날의 역사
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1504
Christopher Columbus uses his knowledge of a lunar eclipse that night to convince Native Americans to provide him with supplies.
Christopher Columbus · March 1504 lunar eclipse · Native Americans (Americas)
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1644
Abel Tasman's second Pacific voyage began.
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1704
Queen Anne's War: French forces and Native Americans stage a raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, killing 56 villagers and taking more than 100 captive.
Queen Anne's War · Native American (U.S.) · Raid on Deerfield
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1712
February 29 is followed by February 30 in Sweden, in a move to abolish the Swedish calendar for a return to the Julian calendar.
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1720
Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden abdicates in favour of her husband, who becomes King Frederick I on 24 March.
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1752
King Alaungpaya founds Konbaung Dynasty, the last dynasty of Burmese monarchy.
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1768
Polish nobles formed Bar Confederation.
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1796
The Jay Treaty between the United States and Great Britain comes into force, facilitating ten years of peaceful trade between the two nations.
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1864
American Civil War: Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid fails: Plans to free 15,000 Union soldiers being held near Richmond, Virginia are thwarted.
American Civil War · Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid · United States · Richmond, Virginia
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1892
St. Petersburg, Florida is incorporated.
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1912
The Piedra Movediza (Moving Stone) of Tandil falls and breaks.
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1916
Tokelau is annexed by the United Kingdom.
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1916
Child labor: In South Carolina, the minimum working age for factory, mill, and mine workers is raised from twelve to fourteen years old.
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1920
Czechoslovak National assembly adopted the Constitution.
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1936
February 26 Incident in Tokyo ends.
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1940
For her performance as "Mammy" in Gone with the Wind, Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win an Academy Award.
Gone with the Wind (film) · Hattie McDaniel · African American · Academy Award
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1940
Finland initiates Winter War peace negotiations.
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1940
In a ceremony held in Berkeley, California, because of the war, physicist Ernest Lawrence receives the 1939 Nobel Prize in Physics from Sweden's Consul General in San Francisco.
Berkeley, California · World War II · Ernest Lawrence · Nobel Prize in Physics · Consul General
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1944
World War II: The Admiralty Islands are invaded in Operation Brewer led by American General Douglas MacArthur.
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1952
The island of Heligoland is restored to West German authority.
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1960
The 5.7 Mw Agadir earthquake shakes coastal Morocco with a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme), destroying Agadir, and leaving 12,000 dead and another 12,000 injured.
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1964
In Sydney, Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser sets a new world record in the 100-meter freestyle swimming competition (58.9 seconds).
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1972
Vietnam War: Vietnamization: South Korea withdraws 11,000 of its 48,000 troops from Vietnam.
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1980
Gordie Howe of the then Hartford Whalers makes NHL history as he scores his 800th goal.
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1988
South African archbishop Desmond Tutu is arrested along with 100 clergymen during a five-day anti-apartheid demonstration in Cape Town.
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1988
Svend Robinson becomes the first member of the Canadian House of Commons to come out as gay.
Svend Robinson · Canadian House of Commons · Coming out · Gay
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1992
First day of Bosnia and Herzegovina independence referendum.
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1996
Faucett Flight 251 crashes in the Andes, all 123 passengers and crew died.
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1996
Siege of Sarajevo officially ends.
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2000
Second Chechen War: Eighty-four Russian paratroopers are killed in a rebel attack on a guard post near Ulus Kert.
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2004
Jean-Bertrand Aristide is removed as President of Haiti following a coup.
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2008
The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence decides to withdraw Prince Harry from a tour of Afghanistan "immediately" after a leak led to his deployment being reported by foreign media.
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) · Prince Harry · Operation Herrick
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2008
Misha Defonseca admits to fabricating her memoir, Misha: A Mémoire of the Holocaust Years, in which she claimed to have lived with a pack of wolves in the woods during the Holocaust.
Misha Defonseca · Misha: A Mémoire of the Holocaust Years · The Holocaust
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2012
Tokyo Skytree construction completed. It is, as of 2017, the tallest tower in the world, 634 meters high, and second tallest (man-made) structure on Earth, next to Burj Khalifa.
Tokyo Skytree · List of tallest towers in the world · Burj Khalifa
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1944
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1944
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1944
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1944
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1944
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1948
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1948
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1948
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1952
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1952
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1952
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1952
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1956
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1956
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1956
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1960
Lucian Grainge, English businessman
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1960
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1960
Richard Ramirez, American serial killer (d. 2013)
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1960
Tony Robbins, American motivational speaker and author
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1964
Dave Brailsford, English cyclist and coach
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1964
Lyndon Byers, Canadian ice hockey player and radio host
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1964
Mervyn Warren, American tenor, composer, and producer
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1968
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1968
Chucky Brown, American basketball player and coach
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1968
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1968
Naoko Iijima, Japanese actress and model
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1968
Bryce Paup, American football player and coach
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1968
Howard Tayler, American author and illustrator
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1968
Eugene Volokh, Ukrainian-American lawyer and educator
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1968
Frank Woodley, Australian actor, producer, and screenwriter
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1972
Mike Pollitt, English footballer and coach
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1972
Antonio Sabàto, Jr., Italian-American model and actor
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1972
Pedro Sánchez, Spanish politician
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1972
Dave Williams, American singer (d. 2002)
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1972
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1972
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1976
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1976
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1976
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1980
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1980
Chris Conley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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1980
Patrick Côté, Canadian mixed martial artist
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1980
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1980
Rubén Plaza, Spanish cyclist
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1980
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1980
Taylor Twellman, American soccer player and sportscaster
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1984
Darren Ambrose, English footballer
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1984
Megan Bernard, Australian audio artist
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1984
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1984
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1984
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1984
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1984
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1984
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1984
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1984
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1988
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1988
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1988
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1988
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1988
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1992
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1992
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1992
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1992
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