February 29th (1896) was a Saturday. 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.
Famous Birthdays on February 29 in 1896
» Morarji Desai, Indian politician, 4th Prime Minister of India (d. 1995)
» Roy Parker, American baseball player (d. 1954)
» William A. Wellman, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1975)
February 29th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Oswald of Worcester (in leap year only)
» February 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics): Saint John Cassian