February 29th (1940) was a Thursday. It's the 57th day of the year (58th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 308 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 29th February, 1940
» For her role as Mammy in 'Gone with the Wind (film) known as Gone with the Wind', Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win an Academy Award.
» Finland initiates Winter War peace negotiations.
Famous Birthdays on February 29 in 1940
» Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople
» William H. Turner, Jr. American horse trainer
February 29th Famous Deaths for 1940
» E. F. Benson, English archaeologist and author (b. 1867)
February 29th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Oswald of Worcester (in leap year only)
» February 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics): Saint John Cassian