births
February 29, 1840
Theodor Leber, German ophthalmologist (died 1917)
Theodor Leber
Theodor Karl Gustav von Leber was a German ophthalmologist from Karlsruhe.
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of eye diseases and disorders.
February 29
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 February in leap years only. It is also the last day of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere and the last day of meteorological summer in the Southern Hemisphere in leap years.