Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/February 29
On February 29:
- 1792 - Barber of Seville composer Gioacchino Rossini born.
- 1892 - Saint Petersburg, Florida was incorporated.
- 1896 - Indian Prime Minister Morarji Desai born in Gujarat.
- 1940 - Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to win an Oscar.
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