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• Anna Elisabetha Leys, Geel, België († 1867)
• Ariaantje de Ligt, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1817)
• Aaltje Klaasdochter VISSER, Urk, Flevoland, Nederland († 1843)
• Aaltje Visser, Urk († 1843)
• Anna Elisabeth LEYS, Geel,Turnhout,Anvers,Belgique († 1867)
• Agatha Daalen van, Zevenhuizen, ZH, Nederland († 1870)
• Aan Oenes Ritsma, Menaldum, Menameradiel, Friesland, Netherlands († 1865)
• Arnoldus Manders 08BU, Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 1839)
• Anna Catherine Shirley, VIRGINIA († 1833)
• Adrianus van Ghert, Baarle-Hertog (België)

• Fop Dijksman (0), Rotterdam, Nederland
• Cornelis de Vos (81), Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Hendrik Jansz van der Sluijs (66), poortugaal (zuid holland)
• Anna Maria DE BRUYCKERE (75), Sijsele,8340,West-Vlaanderen,BELGIE
• Franciscus Vandaele, Ruiselede
• Hendrik Jansz van der Sluis (66), Poortugaal, zh.nld
• Carin Wilmitar (65), Kuhmo (Finland)
• cornelis visbeen (68), nieuwe tonge (goeree overflakkee)
• Georg Schäfer (72), Mollseifen, Kreis Wittgenstein
• Cornelis Marinisse Visbeen (68), Dirksland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1724 » Eva Marie Veigel, Austrian-English dancer († 1822)
• 1736 » Ann Lee, English-American religious leader, founded the Shakers († 1784)
• 1792 » Gioachino Rossini, Italian composer († 1868)
• 1812 » James Milne Wilson, Scottish-Australian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of Tasmania (d. February 29, 1880)
• 1828 » Emmeline B. Wells, American journalist, poet, and activist († 1921)
• 1836 » Dickey Pearce, American baseball player and manager († 1908)
• 1852 » Frank Gavan Duffy, Irish-Australian lawyer and judge, 4th Chief Justice of Australia († 1936)
• 1860 » Herman Hollerith, American statistician and businessman, co-founded the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company († 1929)
• 1876 » William Stewart, Scottish footballer
• 1884 » Richard S. Aldrich, American lawyer and politician († 1941)

• 1740 » Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667)
• 1744 » John Theophilus Desaguliers, French-English physicist and philosopher (b. 1683)
• 1792 » Johann Andreas Stein, German piano builder (b. 1728)
• 1820 » Johann Joachim Eschenburg, German historian and critic (b. 1743)
• 1848 » Louis-François Lejeune, French general, painter and lithographer (b. 1775)
• 1852 » Matsudaira Katataka, Japanese daimyō (b. 1806)
• 1868 » Ludwig I of Bavaria (b. 1786)
• 1880 » James Milne Wilson, Scottish-Australian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of Tasmania (b. February 29, 1812)
• 1908 » Pat Garrett, American sheriff (b. 1850)
• 1920 » Ernie Courtney, American baseball player (b. 1875)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Joannes
9. Jacob
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Dirk
13. Klaas
14. John
15. Adrianus
16. Arij

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Catharina
7. Grietje
8. Trijntje
9. Joanna
10. Aaltje
11. Neeltje
12. Antje
13. Adriana
14. Marie
15. Elizabeth
16. Jannetje

• Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• March 16 » King Gustav III of Sweden is shot; he dies on March 29.
• April 20 » France declares war against the "King of Hungary and Bohemia", the beginning of French Revolutionary Wars.
• April 25 » "La Marseillaise" (the French national anthem) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
• May 11 » Robert Gray commands the first expedition to sail into the Columbia River.
• September 21 » French Revolution: The National Convention abolishes the monarchy.
• October 12 » The first celebration of Columbus Day is held in New York City.

The temperature on February 29, 1792 was about 2.0 °C. There was 198 mm of rainWind direction mainly south east. Weather type: helder. Special wheather fenomena: .