February 29

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February 29, 1784

Birth of Leo von Klenze. Von Klenze was an archetect. He worked for King Ludwig I in Munich.

February 29, 1836

Giacomo Meyerbeer's (born, Jakob Liebmann Meyer Beer in Tasdorf, Germany) opera "Les Huguenots" premiers in Paris (Théâtre de l'Opéra, Paris).

February 29, 1888

Birth of Herbert Ihering. Ihering was a theater critic for the “Berliner Börsen-Courier” and the “Berliner Tageblatt”. He was one of the first to recognize the talent of Berthold Brecht.

February 29, 1996

The German astronaut, Thomas Reiter, lands in Russia onboard the Sojus U-2 after a half year in the russian space station, Mir.