Births on February 29

Claudia Williams

Born on February 29, 1996

Claudia Williams, New Zealand tennis player

Claudia Williams (born 29 February 1996 in Wellington) is a New Zealand tennis player.

Williams has won one doubles title on the ITF tour in her career. On 8 June 2015 she reached her best singles ranking of world number 573. On 29 December 2014 she peaked at world number 502 for doubles.

Williams made her WTA tour debut at the 2013 ASB Classic.

Her last tour match was a doubles semi-final in an ITF $15,000 event in Cúcuta, Colombia, in November 2018.

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Events on 1996

10 Feb

Garry Kasparov
IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.
13 May

Bangladesh
Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kill 600 people.
10 Jun

Sinn Féin
Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without the participation of Sinn Féin.
4 Sep

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
War on Drugs: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attack a military base in Guaviare, starting three weeks of guerrilla warfare in which at least 130 Colombians are killed.
25 Nov

Florida
An ice storm strikes the central U.S., killing 26 people. A powerful windstorm affects Florida and winds gust over 90 mph, toppling trees and flipping trailers.

Births on February 29

Claudia Williams

Born on February 29, 1996

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Events on 1996

Garry Kasparov

Bangladesh

Sinn Féin

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia

Florida