February 29th (1944) was a Tuesday. 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.
Historical Events for 29th February, 1944
» World War II: The Admiralty Islands are invaded in Operation Brewer led by American General Douglas MacArthur.
Famous Birthdays on February 29 in 1944
» Ene Ergma, Estonian physicist and politician
» Dennis Farina, American police officer and actor (d. 2013)
» Nicholas Frayling, English priest and academic
» Phyllis Frelich, American actress (d. 2014)
» Leiki Loone, Estonian mathematician
» Steve Mingori, American baseball player (d. 2008)
» Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Italian author and illustrator
February 29th Famous Deaths for 1944
» Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Finnish politician, 3rd President of Finland (b. 1861)
February 29th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Oswald of Worcester (in leap year only)
» February 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics): Saint John Cassian