Wednesday, February 29, 2012

History Trivia

February 29, leap day, which is the 60th day of the Gregorian calendar, with 306 days remaining in the year. 992 St. Oswald, Archbishop of York died. He was a leading force in the reform of monasticism, and founded several Benedictine monasteries. 1528 Patrick Hamilton was the first Protestant martyr to be burned at the stake in Scotland.

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