February 29

Video Games

2000: Activision releases the Battle Zone: Rise of the Black Dogs video game for the Nintendo 64 in the US.

Movies

1988: NBC-TV debuts the situation comedy Day by Day.

1992: Johnny Mack, British actor (Time Lord - Doctor Who), dies at age 70.

1996: Death of Wes Farrell of cancer at age 56; writer-producer (The Partridge Family TV show), songwriter ("Hang On Sloopy" song).

2004: The film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King directed by Peter Jackson, wins Academy Awards in every category it was nominated for, with 11 wins in total, including Best Picture and Best Director.

2008: American TV show The Young and the Restless becomes the number one rated daytime drama for 1000 consecutive weeks in the US, since December 1988.

Music

1996: Death of Wes Farrell of cancer at age 56; writer-producer (The Partridge Family TV show), songwriter ("Hang On Sloopy" song).

2000: Death of Dennis Danell, American musician (Social Distortion) (born 1961).

Sports

1988: Mark Greatbatch scores 107 versus England on Test Cricket debut.

1992: Dawn Coe wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open.

1992: The Professional Spring Football League begins.

1996: In Lumberton, North Carolina, Daniel Green is convicted of the murder of James Jordan, the father of basketball star Michael Jordan.

1996: Kenya defeats West Indies (all out 93) in Cricket World Cup.