Births on February 29

Richard S. Aldrich

Born on February 29, 1884

Richard S. Aldrich, American lawyer and politician (d. 1941)

Richard Steere Aldrich (February 29, 1884 – December 25, 1941) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and served in the Rhode Island State Senate and the Rhode Island House of Representatives.

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Events on 1884

27 Mar

Cincinnati riots of 1884
A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder; over the next few days the mob would riot and eventually destroy the courthouse.
20 Apr

Humanum genus
Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical Humanum genus.
14 Oct

Photographic film
American inventor George Eastman receives a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film.
22 Oct

Prime meridian (Greenwich)
The Royal Observatory in Britain is adopted as the prime meridian of longitude by the International Meridian Conference.
10 Dec

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published.

Births on February 29

Richard S. Aldrich

Born on February 29, 1884

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Events on 1884

Cincinnati riots of 1884

Humanum genus

Photographic film

Prime meridian (Greenwich)

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn