Marin Sorescu

Romanian writer (1936–1996).

Born February 29th, 1936 in Bulzești.

Died December 8th, 1996 at 60 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).

Oleksandr Moroz

Ukrainian politician.

Born February 29th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Buda.

Ofelia Malinov

Italian volleyball player.

Born February 29th, 1996 (age 30 years) in Bergamo.

Gene H. Golub

American computer scientist and numerical analyst (1932-2007).

Born February 29th, 1932 in Chicago.

Died November 16th, 2007 at 75 years old in Stanford (leukemia). ^[ref]

Domenico Tardini

Catholic cardinal (1888–1961).

Born February 29th, 1888 in Rome.

Died July 30th, 1961 at 73 years old in Rome.

Carmel Busuttil

Maltese footballer.

Born February 29th, 1964 (age 62 years) in Rabat.

David Beattie

Governor-general of new zealand.

Born February 29th, 1924 in Sydney.

Died February 4th, 2001 at 76 years old in Upper Hutt.

Yozhef Sabo

Ukrainian footballer (born 1940).

Born February 29th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Uzhhorod.

Raisa Smetanina

Soviet cross-country skier.

Born February 29th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Mokhcha.

Alice Davenport

American actress (1864–1936).

Born February 29th, 1864 in New York City.

Died June 24th, 1936 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.

Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas

Brazilian footballer.

Born February 29th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Mundo Novo.

Cam Ward

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born February 29th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Saskatoon.

Hélio Pinto

Portuguese footballer.

Born February 29th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Portimão.

Sonja Barend

Dutch television presenter.

Born February 29th, 1940 in Amsterdam.

Died April 11th, 2026 at 86 years old in Amsterdam. ^[ref]

Hugh Falconer

Scottish scientist (1808–1865).

Born February 29th, 1808 in Forres.

Died January 31st, 1865 at 56 years old in London.

Rubén Plaza

Spanish professional road bicycle racer.

Born February 29th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Ibi.

Gehad Grisha

Football referee.

Born February 29th, 1976 (age 50 years) in Mit Ghamr.

Pete Fenson

American male curler and coach.

Born February 29th, 1968 (age 58 years) in Bemidji.

Katalin Kovács

Hungarian kayaker.

Born February 29th, 1976 (age 50 years) in Budapest.

Olga Bołądź

Polish actress.

Born February 29th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Toruń.

Henrik Sundström

Swedish tennis player.

Born February 29th, 1964 (age 62 years) in Lund.

Marcel Granet

French sociologist (1884-1940).

Born February 29th, 1884 in Luc-en-Diois.

Died November 25th, 1940 at 56 years old in Sceaux.

Vilmos Apor

(1892–1945) hungarian bishop.

Born February 29th, 1892 in Sighișoara.

Died April 2nd, 1945 at 53 years old in Győr.

Masahiro Makino

Japanese actor and director (1908-1993).

Born February 29th, 1908 in Kamigyō-ku.

Died October 29th, 1993 at 85 years old in Tokyo.

Stjepan Mitrov Ljubiša

Serbian writer and politician (1824-1878).

Born February 29th, 1824 in Budva.

Died November 11th, 1878 at 54 years old in Vienna.