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• 02/28/12 Leap Year - posted by Frank Dunnigan - dunnigan<at>sonic.net
• 02/28/12 Re: Leap Year - posted by Mary-Ann
• 02/29/12 Re: Leap Year - posted by Angus Macfarlane
• 02/29/12 Re: Leap Year - posted by Jo Anne Q.
• 02/29/12 Re: Leap Year - posted by sitton
• 02/29/12 Re: Leap Year - posted by Mary-Ann
• 02/29/12 Re: Leap Year - posted by John K
• 02/29/12 Re: Leap Year - posted by Steve
• 02/29/12 Re: Leap Year - posted by Jo Anne Q.
• 02/29/12 Re: Leap Year - posted by Paul Rosenberg
• 03/01/12 Re: Leap Year - posted by jb
• 03/04/12 Re: Leap Year - posted by Frank Grant
• 03/04/12 Re: Leap Year - posted by Mary-Ann
• 03/05/12 Re: Leap Year - posted by Sitton

Re: Leap Year

February 29 is also the birthday of Gioachino Rossini, the famous Italian composer from the 17th Century. He authored 39 operas as well as a wide variety of other music. Best known for his Barber of Seville and the speed at which is known to have written his operas.

Those who use Google with see that today's Doodle is in his honor

He died at the age of 77 so I guess he only had 17 birthdays!!