DateNameLocation / Topic
Thursday, Mar 1
Heroes' Day Heroes' Day
Thursday, Mar 1
Patriots' Day Patriots' Day
Thursday, Mar 1
Zero Discrimination Day Zero Discrimination Day
Thursday, Mar 1
Independence Movement Day Independence Movement Day
Thursday, Mar 1
St. David's Day St. David's Day
Thursday, Mar 1
Self-Injury Awareness Day Self-Injury Awareness Day
Thursday, Mar 1
Martisor Martisor
Thursday, Mar 1
Independence Day Independence Day
Thursday, Mar 1
World Compliment Day World Compliment Day
Thursday, Mar 1
Plan a Solo Vacation Day Plan a Solo Vacation Day
Thursday, Mar 1
Baba Marta Baba Marta
Thursday, Mar 1
Yap Day Yap Day
Thursday, Mar 1
Day of the Balearic Islands
Spain (Balearic Islands)
Day of the Balearic Islands
Thursday, Mar 1
Purim Purim
Thursday, Mar 1
Purim (Tel Aviv) Purim (Tel Aviv)
Thursday, Mar 1
National Pig Day National Pig Day
Thursday, Mar 1
Women's History Month Women's History Month
Thursday, Mar 1
National Dadgum That’s Good Day National Dadgum That’s Good Day
Thursday, Mar 1
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day
Thursday, Mar 1
National Fruit Compote Day National Fruit Compote Day
Thursday, Mar 1
National Horse Protection Day National Horse Protection Day
Thursday, Mar 1
Remembrance Day Remembrance Day
Thursday, Mar 1
Doljatra
Thursday, Mar 1
Holika Dahana Holika Dahana
Thursday, Mar 1
Full Moon Day of Tabaung
Thursday, Mar 1
Holi Holi
Thursday, Mar 1
Madin Full Moon Poya Day
Thursday, Mar 1
Makha Bucha
Thursday, Mar 1
Republic Day
Switzerland (Neuchâtel)
Republic Day
Thursday, Mar 1
National Invest In Veterans Week National Invest In Veterans Week
Thursday, Mar 1
Will Eisner Week Will Eisner Week
Thursday, Mar 1
National Cheerleading Week National Cheerleading Week
Thursday, Mar 1
World Seagrass Day World Seagrass Day
Thursday, Mar 1
National Barista Day National Barista Day
Thursday, Mar 1
Refired, Not Retired Day Refired, Not Retired Day
Thursday, Mar 1
National Wedding Planning Day National Wedding Planning Day
Thursday, Mar 1
International Ideas Month International Ideas Month
Thursday, Mar 1
National Noodle Month National Noodle Month
Thursday, Mar 1
National Flour Month National Flour Month
Thursday, Mar 1
National Sauce Month National Sauce Month
Thursday, Mar 1
National Credit Education Month National Credit Education Month
Thursday, Mar 1
National Frozen Food Month National Frozen Food Month
Thursday, Mar 1
National Celery Month National Celery Month
Thursday, Mar 1
National Caffeine Awareness Month National Caffeine Awareness Month
Thursday, Mar 1
National Peanut Month National Peanut Month
Thursday, Mar 1
National Umbrella Month National Umbrella Month
Thursday, Mar 1
Endometriosis Awareness Month Endometriosis Awareness Month
Thursday, Mar 1
National Kidney Month National Kidney Month
Thursday, Mar 1
National Athletic Training Month National Athletic Training Month
Thursday, Mar 1
National Nutrition Month National Nutrition Month
Thursday, Mar 1
National Hemophilia Awareness Month National Hemophilia Awareness Month

Historical Events on February 29

  • 1504: Using his knowledge about a lunar eclipse that was going to occur that evening, Christopher Columbus manages to scare the hostile Jamaican Indians to provide him with supplies.
  • 1704: During Queen Anne’s War, over 50 villagers at Deerfield in the Massachusetts Bay Colony are killed and more than 100 are taken captive by a combined French and Native American forces.
  • 1768: The Bar Confederation is organized by Polish nobles.
  • 1796: It’s the beginning of 10 years of peaceful trade between the U.S and Great Britain when the Jay Treaty goes into effect on this day.
  • 1864: The Kilpatrick–Dahlgren Raid doesn’t work during the American Civil War. This raid was supposed to free over fifteen thousand Union soldiers held around Richmond, Virginia. However, the plan failed.
  • 1892: The city of St. Petersburg in Florida is officially incorporated.
  • 1916: The minimum working age for children working in factories, mines and miles is raised from 12 to 14-years of age in South Carolina.
  • 1936: The February 26th Incident that took place in Tokyo comes to a conclusion.
  • 1940: Hattie McDaniel wins an Academy Award for her performance as Mammy in Gone with the Wind. She’s the first African-American to win this award.
  • 1940: Ernest Lawrence wins the 1939 Nobel Prize in Physics. Because of WWII, the ceremony is held in Berkeley, California.
  • 1944:S General Douglas MacArthur leads American forces on an invasion of the Admiralty Islands during World War II.

Famous Birthdays on February 29

  • American serial killer Aileen Wuornos is born in 1956.
  • American serial killer Richard Ramirez is born in 1960.
  • American motivational speaker and author, Tony Robbins is born in 1960.
  • American author and illustrator, Howard Tayler is born in 1968.
  • American soccer player Perry Kitchen is born in 1992.
  • American actress Caitlin EJ Meyer is born in 1992.