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Abdukodir Khusanov

Uzbekistani professional footballer who plays as a defender in Europe

Did you know? He made history as the first player from Uzbekistan to play in the French Ligue 1 after joining RC Lens.

Abdukodir Khikmatzhon ugli Khusanov (Uzbek: Abduqodir Xikmatjon oʻgʻli Xusanov; born 29 February 2004) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and right-back for Premier League club Manchester City and the Uzbekistan national team.

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Ferran Torres

Spanish international footballer who has played for Manchester City and Barcelona

Did you know? He made history as the first player born in the twenty-first century to play a match in the top tier of Spanish football.

Ferran Torres García (Valencian pronunciation:; born 29 February 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Spain national team.

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Tyrese Haliburton

Professional basketball player who plays for the Indiana Pacers

Did you know? He became the first player in NBA history to record consecutive games with at least twenty points and twenty assists.

Tyrese John Haliburton (born February 29, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Hali" and "the Haliban", he is a two-time NBA All-Star and two-time All-NBA Third Team selection.

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Benedikt Höwedes

German defender who won the World Cup in 2014

Did you know? He was one of only three players to play every single minute of Germany's winning 2014 World Cup campaign.

Benedikt Höwedes (born 29 February 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent the majority of his playing career for Schalke 04, which he captained for six seasons, and represented the Germany national football team from 2011 to 2017.

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Ja Rule

American rapper and singer known for his early two-thousands hip-hop hits

Did you know? He was once involved in the infamous Fyre Festival, which resulted in a series of high-profile legal battles.

Jeffrey Bruce Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor. Born and raised in Queens, New York City, Ja Rule became known for blending gangsta rap with pop and R&B sensibilities.

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Pedro Sánchez

Prime Minister of Spain and leader of the Socialist Workers' Party

Did you know? He was a talented basketball player in his youth and played for a club in Madrid until he was twenty-one.

Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (Spanish:; born 29 February 1972) is a Spanish politician who has been the prime minister of Spain since 2018.

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Tony Robbins

American motivational speaker and author of self-help books

Did you know? Before finding fame, he worked as a janitor and did not attend university, later starting his career promoting seminars for Jim Rohn.

Anthony Jay Robbins (born Anthony J. Mahavorić, February 29, 1960) is an American author, coach and motivational speaker. He is known for his seminars and self-help books, including the books Unlimited Power (1986) and Awaken the Giant Within (1991).

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Khaled

Algerian musician widely known as the King of Raï

Did you know? His 1992 hit Didi was a global success and became the first Arabic-language track to reach the French top ten.

Khaled Hadj Ibrahim (Arabic: خالد حاج إبرهيم, pronounced; born 29 February 1960), better known by his mononym Khaled (Arabic: خالد), is an Algerian raï musician. He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled (شاب خالد, Arabic for "Young" Khaled, with "Cheb" as a common title for male raï singers).

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Richard Ramirez

American serial killer active in California during the eighties

Did you know? He was famously caught by a group of residents in East Los Angeles who recognised him from a photo in the newspaper.

Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramirez (February 29, 1960 – June 7, 2013), better known as Richard Ramirez, was an American serial killer, sex offender, and burglar whose killing spree occurred in Greater Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area in the state of California.

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Aileen Wuornos

American serial killer whose life was depicted in the film Monster

Did you know? She became the subject of two documentaries by British filmmaker Nick Broomfield, who interviewed her shortly before her execution.

Aileen Carol Wuornos (née Pittman; February 29, 1956 – October 9, 2002) was an American serial killer. Between 1989 and 1990, while engaging in street prostitution along highways in Florida, Wuornos shot, killed, and robbed seven of her male clients.

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Oswaldo Payá

Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas (29 February 1952 – 22 July 2012) was a Cuban engineer, activist and opposition leader. A devout Catholic, he founded the Christian Liberation Movement in 1988 to oppose the one-party rule of the Cuban Communist Party.

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Dennis Farina

American actor known for his roles in Law & Order and Get Shorty

Did you know? He spent eighteen years serving as a police officer in Chicago before pursuing a full-time career in acting.

Donaldo Gugliermo "Dennis" Farina (February 29, 1944 – July 22, 2013) was an American actor and Chicago police detective.

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Ene Ergma

Estonian astronomer and former Speaker of the Parliament

Did you know? She was born on a leap day and has an asteroid named in her honour by the international scientific community.

Ene Ergma (born 29 February 1944) is an Estonian politician, a member of the Riigikogu (Estonian parliament), and scientist. She was a member of the political party Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica and, before the two parties merged, a member of Res Publica Party.

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I. Bartholomeos

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople and spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians

Did you know? Known as the Green Patriarch, he has spent decades campaigning for international environmental protection.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I (born Dimitrios Archontonis, 29 February 1940) is the current ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, serving as the 270th successor of the Apostolic See of St. Andrew.

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Alex Rocco

Character actor best known for playing Moe Greene in The Godfather

Did you know? In his youth, he was reportedly associated with an organised crime group in Boston before moving to Los Angeles to study acting.

Alex Rocco (born Alessandro Federico Petricone Jr.; February 29, 1936 – July 18, 2015) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive, gravelly voice, he was often cast as villains, including Moe Greene in The Godfather (1972) and his Primetime Emmy Award–winning role in The Famous Teddy Z.

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Jack R. Lousma

NASA astronaut who served on the Skylab space station

Did you know? He spent over fifty days in space and later ran for a seat in the United States Senate representing Michigan.

Jack Robert Lousma (born February 29, 1936) is an American astronaut, aeronautical engineer, retired United States Marine Corps officer, former naval aviator, NASA astronaut, and politician. He was a member of the second crew, Skylab-3, on the Skylab space station in 1973.

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Seymour Papert

Mathematician and computer scientist who co-developed the Logo language

Did you know? He spent several years working in Switzerland with the renowned developmental psychologist Jean Piaget.

Seymour Aubrey Papert (29 February 1928 – 31 July 2016) was a South African-born American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator, who spent most of his career teaching and researching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Michèle Morgan

Renowned French film actress who starred in cinema for seven decades

Did you know? She was the first winner of the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in Pastoral Symphony.

Michèle Morgan (French:; born Simone Renée Roussel; 29 February 1920 – 20 December 2016) was a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades in both French cinema and Hollywood features. She is considered one of the greatest French actresses of the 20th century.

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Dinah Shore

American singer and television host of the mid-twentieth century

Did you know? She was a major supporter of women's sports and founded a prominent annual professional golf tournament.

Dinah Shore (born Frances Rose Shore; February 29, 1916 – February 24, 1994) was an American singer, actress, television personality, author, and talk show host. Born in Winchester, Tennessee and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, she rose to prominence as a recording artist during the Big Band era.

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Rukmini Devi Arundale

Indian dancer who revived the classical Bharatanatyam dance form

Did you know? She was the first woman in Indian history to be nominated as a member of the upper house of parliament.

Rukmini Devi Arundale (née Sastri; 29 February 1904 – 24 February 1986) was an Indian theosophist, dancer and choreographer of the Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam, and an activist for animal welfare.

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William A. Wellman

Director of Wings, the first film to win an Academy Award

Did you know? He was a decorated fighter pilot during the First World War before starting his career in the film industry.

William Augustus Wellman (February 29, 1896 – December 9, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and military pilot. He was known for his work in crime, adventure, and action genre films, often focusing on aviation themes, a particular passion.

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Herman Hollerith

Inventor who developed the electromechanical punch-card tabulating machine

Did you know? The company he founded eventually merged with several others to form the international technology company IBM.

Herman Hollerith (February 29, 1860 – November 17, 1929) was a German-American statistician, inventor, and businessman who developed an electromechanical tabulating machine for punched cards to assist in summarizing information and, later, in accounting.

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Lewis A. Swift

Astronomer who discovered several comets and over one thousand nebulae

Did you know? Before focusing on astronomy, he worked as a professional lecturer and was once an apprentice to a jewellery maker.

Lewis A. Swift (February 29, 1820 – January 5, 1913) was an American astronomer who discovered 13 comets and 1,248 previously uncatalogued nebulae. Only William Herschel discovered more nebulae visually.

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Gioachino Rossini

Italian opera composer of The Barber of Seville and William Tell, whose overture became world famous

Did you know? He retired from writing operas while in his late thirties and spent much of his later life as a dedicated gourmet chef.

Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer and conductor of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. While he gained most of his fame for his 39 operas, he also wrote many pieces of chamber music, piano, and some sacred music.

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