Discover what happened on February 29 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Births
- 1804: Antoine Plamondon (Canadian artist (1804-1895))
- 1804: Henrietta Thornycroft (Peerage person ID=658480)
- 1804: Antoine Plamondon (Canadian artist (1804-1895))
- 1804: Anne Joseph Théodore Peyssard (French soldier and officer)
- 1804: Daniel Raymond Burt (American businessperson)
- 1808: Hugh Falconer (Scottish scientist (1808–1865))
- 1808: Charles Pritchard (British astronomer (1808–1893))
- 1808: Hugh Falconer (Scottish scientist (1808–1865))
- 1808: Charles Pritchard (British astronomer (1808–1893))
- 1808: Robert Lyle (American politician and farmer from Minnesota)
- 1808: Frigyes Dőry (Hungarian lawyer, politician (1808-1881))
- 1816: Wilhelm Kandler (Czech painter (1816-1896))
- 1816: Fredrika Wennberg (Swedish writer)
- 1816: Prince Yamashina Akira (Japanese prince (1816-1891))
- 1816: Anton Julius Lyth (Swedish priest and politician (1816–1886))
- 1816: Bernhard Simon (Swiss architect (1816-1900))
- 1816: Anders Gustaf Klintberg
- 1816: Johann Seikora
- 1816: Sebastiaan Ignatius van Nooten
- 1816: Wilhelm Kandler (Czech painter (1816-1896))
- 1816: Fredrika Wennberg (Swedish writer)
- 1816: Prince Yamashina Akira (Japanese prince (1816-1891))
- 1816: Anton Julius Lyth (Swedish priest and politician (1816–1886))
- 1816: Bernhard Simon (Swiss architect (1816-1900))
- 1816: Anders Gustaf Klintberg
- 1816: Johann Seikora
- 1816: Sebastiaan Ignatius van Nooten
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- 1820: Johann Leonhard Bambach
- 1820: Joannes Maes (curate)
- 1820: Samuel Mognetti
- 1820: Lewis A. Swift (American astronomer)
- 1824: Washington Bartlett (Governor of California (1824-1887))
- 1824: Georg Heinrich Kaemmerer (German banker (1824-1875))
- 1824: John Avery (American politician (1824-1914))
- 1824: William Almy Pirce (American politician (1824–1891))
- 1824: Stjepan Mitrov Ljubiša (Serbian writer and politician (1824-1878))
- 1824: Onofrio Abbate (Italian physician, naturalist and writer (1824-1915))
- 1824: William Tell Coleman (American pioneer (1824–1893))
- 1824: Agustín Rivera (Mexican lawyer and writer)
- 1824: Emily Patmore (British writer, (1824-1862) icon, first wife of Coventry Patmore)
- 1824: Barton Bates (American judge)
- 1824: Joseph Hörmeyer
- 1824: Alexandrine von Dietrichstein ((1824-1906))
- 1824: Bernhard Broch (Norwegian politician and grocer)
- 1824: John A. Harman ((1824-1874))
- 1824: Mary Ellen Miles (British artist (1824-1884))
- 1824: Jane Cumming (Peerage person ID=712750)
- 1824: Alphonse Lonnia (photographer)
- 1824: S. Engel
- 1824: Alexandrine von Dietrichstein ((1824-1906))
- 1824: Bernhard Broch (Norwegian politician and grocer)
- 1824: John A. Harman ((1824-1874))
- 1824: Mary Ellen Miles (British artist (1824-1884))
- 1824: Jane Cumming (Peerage person ID=712750)
- 1824: Alphonse Lonnia (photographer)
- 1824: S. Engel
- 1824: Arabella Griffith Barlow (American Civil War nurse (1824-1864))
- 1824: Carl Friedrich Mülhause
- 1824: Washington Bartlett (Governor of California (1824-1887))
- 1824: Georg Heinrich Kaemmerer (German banker (1824-1875))
- 1824: John Avery (American politician (1824-1914))
- 1824: William Almy Pirce (American politician (1824–1891))
- 1824: Stjepan Mitrov Ljubiša (Serbian writer and politician (1824-1878))
- 1824: Onofrio Abbate (Italian physician, naturalist and writer (1824-1915))
- 1824: William Tell Coleman (American pioneer (1824–1893))
- 1824: Agustín Rivera (Mexican lawyer and writer)
- 1824: Emily Patmore (British writer, (1824-1862) icon, first wife of Coventry Patmore)
- 1824: Barton Bates (American judge)
- 1824: Joseph Hörmeyer
- 1828: Morten Müller (Norwegian painter (1828-1911))
- 1828: John S. Richardson (American politician, South Carolina (1828-1894))
- 1828: Josef Anton Specht (German mountaineer (1828-1894))
- 1828: Karl Stammer (Luxembourgish chemist (1828-1893))
- 1828: Edward N. Kirk (Union Army general)
- 1828: Emmeline B. Wells (General President of the Relief Society)
- 1828: Evan Pugh (first president of Penn State University)
- 1828: Kusumoto Tanzan
- 1828: William Mack (Canadian politician (1828–1897))
- 1828: Kai Shimada
- 1828: Benjamin Henry Paddock (fifth Bishop of Massachusetts in The Episcopal Church)
- 1828: Octavius D. Gass (American prospector and politician)
- 1828: Albert C. Howard (American politician)
- 1828: Erastus Newton Bates (American general (1828-1898))
- 1828: Wilhelm Grashoff
- 1828: Louis Auguste Roubaud (French sculptor)
- 1828: Mary Anne Bennison ((born 1828))
- 1828: Henry Butler ((1828-1907))
- 1828: David Alexander Gordon ((1828-1882))
- 1828: Martin Nicolai Brodtkorb (Norwegian politician, estate owner (1828-1898))
- 1828: Eleonora Leijonhufvud (unpublished Swedish writer)
- 1828: Eudoxie Allix (French music teacher)
- 1828: Morten Müller (Norwegian painter (1828-1911))
- 1828: John S. Richardson (American politician, South Carolina (1828-1894))
- 1828: Josef Anton Specht (German mountaineer (1828-1894))
- 1828: Karl Stammer (Luxembourgish chemist (1828-1893))
- 1828: Edward N. Kirk (Union Army general)
- 1828: Emmeline B. Wells (General President of the Relief Society)
- 1828: Evan Pugh (first president of Penn State University)
- 1828: Kusumoto Tanzan
- 1828: William Mack (Canadian politician (1828–1897))
- 1828: Kai Shimada
- 1828: Benjamin Henry Paddock (fifth Bishop of Massachusetts in The Episcopal Church)
- 1828: Octavius D. Gass (American prospector and politician)
- 1828: Albert C. Howard (American politician)
- 1828: Erastus Newton Bates (American general (1828-1898))
- 1828: Wilhelm Grashoff
- 1828: Louis Auguste Roubaud (French sculptor)
- 1828: Mary Anne Bennison ((born 1828))
- 1828: Henry Butler ((1828-1907))
- 1828: David Alexander Gordon ((1828-1882))
- 1828: Martin Nicolai Brodtkorb (Norwegian politician, estate owner (1828-1898))
- 1828: Eleonora Leijonhufvud (unpublished Swedish writer)
- 1828: Eudoxie Allix (French music teacher)
- 1828: Pompeo Litta Biumi (born 1828.02.29; painter)
- 1828: Édouard Duchâtelet (French architect)
- 1832: Augusto Baccelli (Italian politician)
- 1832: Nicolas Semenow (French poet and fiction writer (1832–1886))
- 1832: James Howden (Scottish engineer (1832-1913))
- 1832: Niels Christian Esmann
- 1832: Francis Pakenham (British diplomat)
- 1832: Robert Adolfo Chodasiewicz
- 1832: Alix de Choiseul-Gouffier ((1832-1915))
- 1832: Julius Ernst Franz Andrásffy von Dévényujfalu
- 1832: Friedrich Anton Semeleder (Spanish author)
- 1832: Osvald Vídrman (Czech educator and ethnographer (1832-1895))
- 1832: Arthur Faber (English cricketer, headmaster and Anglican clergyman (1832-1910))
- 1832: Ferdinande Amalie Rosalie Mayer (wife of Rudolf Virchow (1832-1913))
- 1832: Harris S. Hawthorne (American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient)
- 1832: Carl Simon
- 1832: Asa D. Rork (American politician)
- 1832: Alvah D. Eldred (American politician)
- 1832: Élie Massénat
- 1852: Mark R. Bacon (American politician (1852-1941))
- 1852: Arthur H. Taylor (American politician (1852-1922))
- 1852: Eduard Vongerichten (chemist (1852-1930))
- 1852: Erich Sello (German civil law notary and lawyer (1852-1912))
- 1852: Josef Doubrava (Czech catholic priest (1852-1921))
- 1852: Ewen Alison (New Zealand politician)
- 1852: Josef Anýž (Czech member of Czech council, publicist and educator (1852-1912))
- 1852: John Bingham Roberts
- 1852: Frank Gavan Duffy (Australian judge (1852–1936))
- 1852: Gustave Borginon (Belgian politician (1852-1922))
- 1852: Chiba Teikan (bureaucrat (1852-1913))
- 1852: Jules Alexandre Daveau (French botanist (1852-1929))
- 1852: Pauline Herber (teacher (1852-1921))
- 1852: Auguste Laurent Boulard (French painter and etcher (1852-1927))
- 1852: Fred C. Maertz (American politician)
- 1852: Johann Schwarz
- 1852: John H. Burford (American judge (1852–1922))
- 1852: Mary E. Hanshew (US-born author (1852-1927), later in the UK)
- 1852: Pyotr Isakov ((1852-1917))
- 1852: Jane Archer Kendall ((born 1852))
- 1852: Adolf von Martin
- 1852: Franz Moritz Arnhold
- 1852: Wilbert L. Smith (American businessman (1852-1937))
- 1852: Cecilie Friedová (holocaust victim, b. 1852-02-29)
- 1852: Georges Frémont (French priest)
- 1852: Jacob Stauder (German brewer (1852-1916))
- 1852: Charles W. Bouck (American politician – Minnesota -House 1911-14 (District 48); House 1915-20 (District 53))
- 1852: Carl Prüsmann (German engineer and inventor)
- 1852: Zoltán Török (Hungarian politician (1852-1919))
- 1852: Otto Fritz (Austrian painter)
- 1852: Melanie Vercamert
- 1852: Émile François Marie Brion
- 1852: Mark R. Bacon (American politician (1852-1941))
- 1852: Arthur H. Taylor (American politician (1852-1922))
- 1852: Eduard Vongerichten (chemist (1852-1930))
- 1852: Erich Sello (German civil la