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Science fiction and fantasy events that took place on February 29 (leap year), this year and in years gone by.
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Births
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Jimmy Smits
Smiths was born on July 9, 1955, in Brooklyn, New York.
His science fiction credits are as Senator Bail Organa in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. |
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Tom Hanks
Hanks was born on July 9, 1956, in Concord, California.
His science fiction credits are not very extensive. He played Woody in Toy Story and Toy Story II, as well as the fantasies Big and Splash. |
Deaths
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Rod Steiger
Steiger was born on April 14, 1925, in Westhampton, New York, and died on July 9 2002, in Los Angeles, California, of pneumonia and kidney failure.
He is not typically thought of as a science fiction actor, but he appeared in a few genre pieces, such as Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man. |
Entertainment Events
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2008
February 29- March 2, 2008: MarsCon held in Bloomington, Minnesota (not to be confused with the MarsCon held in Williamsburg, Virginia).
February 29- March 2, 2008: Condor XV 2008 held in San Diego, California
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Space and Marine Exploration Events
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