Wednesday, February 29, 2012

February 29 / Leap Day

Birthdays:

1944 ~ Dennis Farina, American actor.

1904 ~ Jimmy Dorsey (d. 1957), American bandleader.

1792 ~ Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (d. 1868), Italian composer, whose works include The Barber of Seville and William Tell.

1736 ~ Ann Lee (d. 1784), American founder of the Shakers.

Events that Changed the World:

1960 ~ The comic strip, Family Circus, made its debut.

1940 ~ Hattie McDaniel won an Academy Award for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, becoming the first African-American to win an Oscar.

1892 ~ St. Petersburg, Florida became incorporated.

Good-Byes:

2012 ~ Davey Jones (b. 1945), British singer and song-writer, best known as being a member of The Monkees.

1880 ~ Sir James Wilson (b. 1812), Premier of Tasmania. He died on his 68th birthday.

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