February 29th (2012) was a Wednesday. 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, 2012
» Tokyo Skytree construction completed. Now it is the List of tallest towers in the world tallest tower in the world, 634 meters high, and second tallest (man-made) structure on Earth, next to Burj Khalifa.
February 29th Famous Deaths for 2012
» Roland Bautista, American guitarist (Earth, Wind & Fire) (b. 1951)
» Ertjies Bezuidenhout, South African cyclist (b. 1955)
» Dennis Chinnery, English actor (b. 1927)
» Fukuzo Iwasaki, Japanese businessman (b. 1925)
» Davy Jones (musician) named Davy Jones, English singer, guitarist, and actor (The Monkees) (b. 1945)
» Karl Kodat, Austrian footballer (b. 1943)
» Sheldon Moldoff, American illustrator (b. 1920)
» Horacio Morales, Filipino economist and politician (b. 1943)
» Violet Wood, English super-centenarian (b. 1899)
February 29th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Oswald of Worcester (in leap year only)
» February 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics): Saint John Cassian