Funny Birthday Facts About February 28, 1940
Did you know that February 28, 1940 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, 1940?
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Countdown to Your 86th Birthday
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What day was February 28, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 85th birthday on Friday. How was your 85th 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 31,000 days old
Did you know that people born on February 28
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
31,151 Days
4,092 Weeks
1,023 Months
85 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 261 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 86 years old. There have been 31151 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 10384 days, which is equivalent to 28.45 years. You spent 33.47% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday | 86 Years Old |
| 2027 | Sunday | 87 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 88 Years Old |
| 2029 | Wednesday | 89 Years Old |
| 2030 | Thursday | 90 Years Old |
| 2031 | Friday | 91 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 92 Years Old |
| 2033 | Monday | 93 Years Old |
| 2034 | Tuesday | 94 Years Old |
| 2035 | Wednesday | 95 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for February 28, 1940?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on February 28
People born on February 28, 1940 are patriotic, courageous, and honest. If you're a February baby, Amethyst is your birthstone. It's also the birthstone for people who were born in October. Wearing an amethyst is said to bring calmness, wisdom, and restraint to the wearer.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Robert A. Roe, American soldier and politician (d. 2014) |
| 1925 | Harry H. Corbett, Burmese-English actor (d. 1982) |
| 1926 | Svetlana Alliluyeva, Russian-American writer, daughter of Joseph Stalin (d. 2011) |
| 1928 | Stanley Baker, Welsh actor and producer (d. 1976) |
| 1928 | Tom Aldredge, American actor (d. 2011) |
| 1929 | Frank Gehry, Canadian-American architect and designer |
| 1929 | Hayden Fry, American football player and coach (d. 2019) |
| 1929 | John Montague, American-Irish poet and academic (d. 2016) |
| 1930 | Leon Cooper, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1931 | Gavin MacLeod, American actor, Christian activist, and author (d. 2021) |
Famous People Died on February 28
Did you know that on February 28
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 628 | Khosrow II, Shah of Iran, Sasanian Empire (b. c. 570) |
| 1621 | Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1590) |
| 1740 | Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal and patron of the arts (b. 1667) |
| 1857 | André Dumont, Belgian geologist and academic (b. 1809) |
| 1882 | Adolf Zytogorski, Polish-British chess master and translator (b. c. 1811/1812) |
| 1929 | Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian physician and immunologist (b. 1874) |
| 1932 | Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic (b. 1851) |
| 1936 | Charles Nicolle, French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866) |
| 1955 | Isak Penttala, Finnish politician (b. 1883) |
| 1966 | Charles Bassett, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1931) |
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, 1940
In 1940, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, James is the most used. A total of 62,476 baby boys were named James in 1940. The rest were named Robert, John, William and Richard. While the popular baby girl name in 1940 was Mary. There were 56,208 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Barbara, Patricia, Judith and Betty. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
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