Deaths on February 29

Ruth Pitter

Died on February 29, 1992

Ruth Pitter, English poet and author (b. 1897)

Emma Thomas "Ruth" Pitter, CBE, FRSL (7 November 1897 – 29 February 1992) was a British poet.

She was the first woman to receive the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1955, and was appointed CBE in 1979 to honour her many contributions to English literature. In 1974, she was named a "Companion of Literature", the highest honour given by the Royal Society of Literature.

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1 Feb

Bhopal disaster
The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson, ex-CEO of Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal disaster case.
1 Mar

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Bosnia and Herzegovina declares its independence from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
2 Mar

United Nations
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, San Marino, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan join the United Nations.
27 Apr

International Monetary Fund
The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
23 Jul

Pope Benedict XVI
A Vatican commission, led by Joseph Ratzinger, establishes that limiting certain rights of homosexual people and non-married couples is not equivalent to discrimination on grounds of race or gender.

Deaths on February 29

Ruth Pitter

Died on February 29, 1992

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