deaths

Ernie Courtney, American baseball player (born 1875)

Historical image related to Ernie Courtney, American baseball player (born 1875) from February 29, 1920

Ernie Courtney

American baseball player (1875–1920)

Edward Ernest Courtney was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Beaneaters (1902), Baltimore Orioles (1902), New York Highlanders (1903), Detroit Tigers (1903) and Philadelphia Phillies (1905–1908). Courtney batted left-handed and threw…
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

February 29

Day of the year

February 29 is a leap day —an intercalary date added periodically to create leap years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the 60th day of a leap year in both Julian and Gregorian calendars, and 306 days remain until the end of the leap year. It is the last day of…
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)