Funny Birthday Facts About February 28, 1929
Did you know that February 28, 1929 was not only a very special day, but also a very unique one? Here are 14 funny facts about this unique day that will help you understand why it's so special. It's very important to pay attention to these facts because otherwise you might miss out on something truly amazing.
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What day were you born on February 28, 1929?
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Countdown to Your 97th Birthday
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What day was February 28, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 96th birthday on Friday. How was your 96th birthday? Is it fun? We wish you good memories on your birthday. Celebrating a festive birthday party with family and friends, getting gifts and surprises will certainly make you happier.
FYI: You are more than 35,000 days old
Did you know that people born on February 28
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
35,363 Days
4,644 Weeks
1,161 Months
96 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
We have calculated your birthday for the next 10 years. It's going to be a fun time to celebrate with family and friends. You'll get lots of gifts, too! There are 66 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 97 years old. There have been 35363 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 11788 days, which is equivalent to 32.3 years. You spent 33.65% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday | 97 Years Old |
| 2027 | Sunday | 98 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 99 Years Old |
| 2029 | Wednesday | 100 Years Old |
| 2030 | Thursday | 101 Years Old |
| 2031 | Friday | 102 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 103 Years Old |
| 2033 | Monday | 104 Years Old |
| 2034 | Tuesday | 105 Years Old |
| 2035 | Wednesday | 106 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for February 28, 1929?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on February 28
The gemstone for people born on February 28, 1929 is amethyst. Its color is so deep that early legends associated this stone with Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. People believed that wearing amethyst would prevent drunkenness. Others thought amethyst would keep the wearer clear-headed and sharp-witted during battle and business.
Famous People Born on February 28
When you were born, there were many famous people in history who were born on the same day as you but in different years. The following are famous people in history who commemorate birthdays on February 28
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1261 | Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway (d. 1283) |
| 1518 | Francis III, Duke of Brittany, Duke of Brittany (d. 1536) |
| 1533 | Michel de Montaigne, French philosopher and author (d. 1592) |
| 1535 | Cornelius Gemma, Dutch astronomer and astrologer (d. 1578) |
| 1552 | Jost Bürgi, Swiss mathematician and clockmaker (d. 1632) |
| 1675 | Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726) |
| 1683 | René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French entomologist and academic (d. 1757) |
| 1704 | Louis Godin, French astronomer and academic (d. 1760) |
| 1848 | Arthur Giry, French historian and academic (d. 1899) |
| 1858 | Tore Svennberg, Swedish actor and director (d. 1941) |
Famous People Died on February 28
Did you know that on February 28
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Freeman Dyson, British-born American physicist and mathematician (b. 1923) |
| 2020 | Joe Coulombe, founder of Trader Joe's (b. 1930) |
| 2020 | Sir Lenox Hewitt, Australian public servant (b. 1917) |
Historical Events on February 28
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on February 28
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1525 | Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is executed on the order of conquistador Hernán Cortés. |
| 1638 | The Scottish National Covenant is signed in Edinburgh. |
| 1835 | Elias Lönnrot signed and dated the first version of the Kalevala, the so-called foreword to the Old Kalevala. |
| 1844 | A gun explodes on board the steam warship USS Princeton during a pleasure cruise down the Potomac River, killing six, including Secretary of State Abel Upshur. President John Tyler, who was also on board, was not injured from the blast. |
| 1922 | The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence. |
| 1925 | The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America. |
| 1947 | February 28 Incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the death of an estimated 28,000 civilians. |
| 1958 | A school bus in Floyd County, Kentucky hits a wrecker truck and plunges down an embankment into the rain-swollen Levisa Fork river. The driver and 26 children die in one of the worst school bus accidents in U.S. history. |
| 1959 | Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit, is launched but fails to achieve orbit. |
| 1966 | A NASA T-38 Talon crashes into the McDonnell Aircraft factory while attempting a poor-visibility landing at Lambert Field, St. Louis, killing astronauts Elliot See and Charles Bassett. |
Popular Baby Name on February 28, 1929
In 1929, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Robert is the most used. A total of 59,804 baby boys were named Robert in 1929. The rest were named James, John, William and Charles. While the popular baby girl name in 1929 was Mary. There were 63,511 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Betty, Dorothy, Helen and Margaret. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
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