| As far as I know, Julius Caesar introduced the Julian calendar with a leap day every four years, but that day wasn't February 29th. Originally the extra day was placed after Feb. 24 (the sixth day before the calends of March), so it was called "bis-sextus" (repeated sixth day), hence the name "bissextile" for the leap year. I suggest changing the clue to 29th (1792) "The Italian opera composer Gioachino ______ is born". The answer is, of course, Rossini. |