BIRTHS

Yehuda Greenfeld (1956), a deaf Israeli Grandmaster who participated in two Interzonal tournaments, national champion in 1982.
Niclas Huschenbeth (1992), a German Grandmaster who was the 2010 German Champion.

WORLD EVENTS

45BC The first Leap Day was recognized by proclamation of Julius Caesar. Under the old Roman calendar, the last day of February was the last day of the year.
1792 The composer Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (d.1868) was born in Pesaro, Italy.1752 – King Alaungpaya founds Konbaung Dynasty, the last dynasty of Burmese monarchy.
1940 “Gone with the Wind” won eight Academy Awards, including best picture of 1939.
1988 A Nazi document was discovered that implicated participation of Austrian president and former U.N. Secretary General Kurt Waldheim in WWII deportations.
1992 First day of Bosnia and Herzegovina independence referendum.
2004 Haiti’s Pres. Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigned and flew into exile.
2012 Tokyo Skytree construction completed. It is, as of 2017, the tallest tower in the world, 634 meters high, and second tallest (man-made) structure on Earth, next to Burj Khalifa.

(Source: Wikipedia-Timeline)

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