Historical Events
- 5 leaders of Indonesia Communist Party sentenced to death
Future Pope Run Down by Nazi Truck
Karol Wojtyla, future Pope John Paul II, is run down and injured by a Nazi truck in Kraków
- US troop land on Los Negros, Admiralty Islands
Famous Birthdays
- David Briggs, American record producer (Neil Young and Crazy Horse), born in Douglas, Wyoming (d. 1995)
- Dennis Farina, American actor (Get Shorty, Law & Order, Crime Story), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2013)
- Ene Ergma, Estonian politician
- Geoff Nicholls, British rock keyboardist (Black Sabbath, 1980-2013), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2017)
- John Niland, American NFL offensive guard (6 x Pro Bowl; 3 x All-Pro; Super Bowl 1971; Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles), born in Quincy, Massachusetts
- Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Italian illustrator
- Phyllis Frelich, American actor (Love is Never Silent), born in Devil's Lake, North Dakota
Famous Deaths
- Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, President of Finland (b. 1861)
Died in 1944 1944 Highlights
About February 29, 1944
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 80 years and 2 months
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Pisces
