What happend on 29th February

28.02
01.03
2004

Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigns as President of Haiti following popular rebel uprising.

2000

A seven-year-old student opens fire on a six-year-old classmate at Buell Elementary school in Mount Morris Township, Michigan. [1]

1996

A Peruvian Boeing 737 crashes in the Andes, killing 123 people.

1996

Novelist Joan Collins wins US$1 million from Random House for breach of contract.

1988

The soap opera Day by Day premieres on NBC.

1988

South African archbishop Desmond Tutu is arrested along with 100 clergymen during a five-day anti-apartheid demonstration in Cape Town

1984

Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau announces he will retire as soon as the Liberals can elect another leader.

1972

Hank Aaron becomes the first player in the history of Major League Baseball to sign a $200,000 contract.

1972

Vietnam War: Vietnamization

1964

In Sydney, Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser sets a new world record in the 100-meter freestyle swimming competition (58.9 seconds).