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February 29 is a leap day (or "leap year day")—an intercalary date added periodically to create leap years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars.It is the 60th day of a leap year in both Julian and Gregorian calendars, and 306 days remain until the end of the leap year.
Bachelor's Day, sometimes known as Ladies' Privilege, [1] is an Irish tradition by which women are allowed to propose to men on Leap Day, 29 February, based on a legend of Saint Bridget and Saint Patrick. It once had legal basis in Scotland and England.
February 28 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - March 1 (On non-leap years, the commemorations below are celebrated on February 28.) All fixed commemorations below are observed on March 13 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. [note 1] For February 29th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ...
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February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The month has 28 days in common years and 29 in leap years, with the 29th day being called the leap day. February is the third and last month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Armed conflicts and attacks. Israel–Hamas war. Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. Flour massacre. At least 112 people are killed and 760 others are wounded in Gaza City after Israeli forces fire on civilians receiving humanitarian aid.
Gioachino Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, as well as sacred music. He set new standards for both comic and serious opera before retiring from large-scale composition while still in his thirties, at ...