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February 29th, 2004	Event	Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigns as President of Haiti following popular rebel uprising.
February 29th, 1996	Event	A Peruvian Boeing 737 crashes in the Andes, killing 123 people.
February 29th, 1988	Event	South African archbishop Desmond Tutu is arrested along with 100 clergymen during a five-day anti-apartheid demonstration in Cape Town
February 29th, 1984	Event	Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau announces he will retire as soon as the Liberals can elect another leader.
February 29th, 1980	Event	Gordie Howe of the then Hartford Whalers makes NHL history as he scores his 800th goal.
February 29th, 1972	Event	Vietnam War: VietnamizationSouth Korea withdraws 11,000 of its 48,000 troops from Vietnam.
February 29th, 1972	Event	Hank Aaron becomes the first player in the history of Major League Baseball to sign a $200,000 contract.
February 29th, 1964	Event	In Sydney, Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser sets a new world record in the 100-meter freestyle swimming competition (58.9 seconds).
February 29th, 1960	Event	An earthquake in Morocco kills over 3,000 people and nearly destroys Agadir in the southern part of the country.
February 29th, 1960	Event	Family Circus makes its debut.

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