BONUS: On This Day - February 29th

Submitted by Syrext on February 28, 2025

On This Day 📜 - February 29th

Featured Event:

Voting begun on Bosnian independence (1992) 🇧🇦

Beginning this day in 1992, the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina held a referendum on independence that won almost unanimous support

Other Events:

1920: A new, democratic constitution was adopted by the National Assembly elected by Czech and Slovak leaders, furthering the consolidation of the two states into Czechoslovakia. 🇨🇿🇸🇰

1940: For her performance in the movie Gone with the Wind, Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to win an Academy Award. 🙋🏿‍♀️

1980: At the age of 51, Canadian hockey player Gordie Howe becomes the first to score 800 goals in the NHL. 🏒

2004: The Return of the King—the last installment in the film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings—received 11 Academy Awards 🏆

Holidays:

Rare Disease Day 🌎

Bachelor's Day 🇬🇧 (and) 🇮🇪

Featured Birthdays:

1792: Gioachino Rossini 🇮🇹 (Composer)

1960: Khaled 🇩🇿 (Singer)

1972: Pedro Sánchez 🇪🇸 (Prime Minister)

1976: Ja Rule 🇺🇸 (Rapper)

Featured Deaths:

1908: Pat Garrett 🇺🇸 (Lawman)

1960: Melvin Purvis 🇺🇸 (FBI Agent)

2012: Davy Jones 🇬🇧 (Singer)