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National Leap Day February 29 | ||
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National Time Refund Day February 29 | ||
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- 2004 — Jean-Bertrand Aristide is removed as President of Haiti following a coup. ↗
- 2000 — Second Chechen War: Eighty-four Russian paratroopers are killed in a rebel attack on a guard post near Ulus Kert. ↗
🎂 Notable Births
- 1996 — Nelson Asofa-Solomona, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1996 — Claudia Williams, New Zealand tennis player
- 1992 — Sean Abbott, Australian cricketer
- 1992 — Ben Hampton, Australian rugby league player
- 1992 — Perry Kitchen, American soccer player
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