| 22951 | February 29 | Event | 2004 – Jean-Bertrand Aristide is removed as President of Haiti following a coup. |
| 22952 | February 29 | Event | 2012 – Tokyo Skytree construction completed. Now it is the tallest tower in the world, 634 meters high, and second tallest (man-made) structure on Earth, next to Burj Khalifa. |
| 22953 | February 29 | Birth | 1468 – Pope Paul III (d. 1549) |
| 22954 | February 29 | Birth | 1692 – John Byrom, English poet and educator (d. 1763) |
| 22955 | February 29 | Birth | 1724 – Eva Marie Veigel, Austrian-English dancer (d. 1822) |
| 22956 | February 29 | Birth | 1736 – Ann Lee, English-American religious leader, founded the Shakers (d. 1784) |
| 22957 | February 29 | Birth | 1792 – Gioachino Rossini, Italian pianist and composer (d. 1868) |
| 22958 | February 29 | Birth | 1812 – James Milne Wilson, Scottish-Australian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1880) |
| 22959 | February 29 | Birth | 1828 – Emmeline B. Wells, American journalist, poet, and activist (d. 1921) |
| 22960 | February 29 | Birth | 1836 – Dickey Pearce, American baseball player and manager (d. 1908) |
| 22961 | February 29 | Birth | 1840 – John Philip Holland, Irish engineer, designed the HMS Holland 1 (d. 1914) |
| 22962 | February 29 | Birth | 1852 – Frank Gavan Duffy, Irish-Australian lawyer and judge, 4th Chief Justice of Australia (d. 1936) |
| 22963 | February 29 | Birth | 1852 – George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg, Russian son of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1912) |
| 22964 | February 29 | Birth | 1860 – Herman Hollerith, American statistician and businessman, co-founded the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (d. 1929) |
| 22965 | February 29 | Birth | 1884 – Richard S. Aldrich, American lawyer and politician (d. 1941) |
| 22966 | February 29 | Birth | 1892 – Ed Appleton, American baseball player (d. 1932) |
| 22967 | February 29 | Birth | 1892 – Augusta Savage, American sculptor (d. 1962) |
| 22968 | February 29 | Birth | 1896 – Morarji Desai, Indian politician, 4th Prime Minister of India (d. 1995) |
| 22969 | February 29 | Birth | 1896 – Roy Parker, American baseball player (d. 1954) |
| 22970 | February 29 | Birth | 1896 – William A. Wellman, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1975) |
| 22971 | February 29 | Birth | 1904 – Rukmini Devi Arundale, Indian dancer and choreographer (d. 1986) |
| 22972 | February 29 | Birth | 1904 – Jimmy Dorsey, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (The California Ramblers, The Dorsey Brothers, and The Charleston Chasers) (d. 1957) |
| 22973 | February 29 | Birth | 1904 – Pepper Martin, American baseball player and manager (d. 1965) |
| 22974 | February 29 | Birth | 1908 – Balthus, French-Swiss painter and illustrator (d. 2001) |
| 22975 | February 29 | Birth | 1908 – Dee Brown, American historian and author (d. 2002) |
| 22976 | February 29 | Birth | 1908 – Alf Gover, English cricketer and coach (d. 2001) |
| 22977 | February 29 | Birth | 1916 – Dinah Shore, American singer and actress (d. 1994) |
| 22978 | February 29 | Birth | 1920 – Fyodor Abramov, Russian author and critic (d. 1983) |
| 22979 | February 29 | Birth | 1920 – Arthur Franz, American actor (d. 2006) |
| 22980 | February 29 | Birth | 1920 – James Mitchell, American actor and dancer (d. 2010) |