What happend on 29th February

28.02
01.03
1960

An earthquake in Morocco kills over 3,000 people and nearly destroys Agadir in the southern part of the country.

1952

The island of Heligoland is restored to German authority.

1944

World War II: The Admiralty Islands are invaded in the American General Douglas MacArthur-led Operation Brewer.

1940

Finland initiates Winter War peace negotiations

1940

For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win an Academy Award.

1936

Baby Snooks, played by Fanny Brice, debuts on the radio program The Ziegfeld Follies of the Air.

1932

TIME magazine features eccentric American politician William "Alfalfa" Murray on its cover after Murray stated his intention to run for President of the United States.

1916

Child labor: In South Carolina, the minimum working age for factory, mill, and mine workers is raised from twelve to fourteen years old.

1892

Saint Petersburg, Florida incorporated.

1864

American Civil War: Kilpatrick-Dahlgren raid fails