February 29th (1740) was a Monday. It's the 57th day of the year (58th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 308 days left to the end of the year.
February 29th Famous Deaths for 1740
» Pietro Ottoboni (cardinal) named Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667)
February 29th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Oswald of Worcester (in leap year only)
» February 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics): Saint John Cassian