1. The first leap year in Kentucky was in 1804. Before that, the Gregorian calendar had not yet been adopted in Kentucky.

2. In 1864, during the American Civil War, Confederate troops under General John Hunt Morgan attacked and burned the town of Mount Sterling, Kentucky on February 29.

3. On February 29, 1896, the Kentucky General Assembly passed a bill to establish a state board of health to monitor and control public health issues in the state.

4. In 1920, on February 29, the Kentucky State Baptist Convention voted to create a committee to study the issue of race relations in the state and the role of the Baptist Church in promoting understanding and reconciliation.

5. On February 29, 1972, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued a ruling in the case of a woman who had been denied the right to vote in a primary election because her name did not appear on the precinct register. The court held that the woman's right to vote was protected by the state constitution and ordered that her vote be counted.