Funny Birthday Facts About February 28, 2008
Did you know that February 28, 2008 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, 2008?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Thursday, 28
Countdown to Your 18th Birthday
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What day was February 28, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 17th birthday on Friday. How was your 17th 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 6,000 days old
Did you know that people born on February 28
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
6,514 Days
856 Weeks
214 Months
17 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 61 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 18 years old. There have been 6514 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 2172 days, which is equivalent to 5.95 years. You spent 35% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday | 18 Years Old |
| 2027 | Sunday | 19 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 20 Years Old |
| 2029 | Wednesday | 21 Years Old |
| 2030 | Thursday | 22 Years Old |
| 2031 | Friday | 23 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 24 Years Old |
| 2033 | Monday | 25 Years Old |
| 2034 | Tuesday | 26 Years Old |
| 2035 | Wednesday | 27 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for February 28, 2008?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on February 28
The gemstone for people born on February 28, 2008 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 1969 | The 1969 Portugal earthquake hits Portugal, Spain and Morocco. |
| 1974 | The British election ended in a hung parliament after the Jeremy Thorpe-led Liberal Party achieved their biggest vote share since 1929. |
| 1975 | In London, an underground train fails to stop at Moorgate terminus station and crashes into the end of the tunnel, killing 43 people. |
| 1983 | The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, with almost 110 million viewers. |
| 1985 | The Provisional Irish Republican Army carries out a mortar attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary police station at Newry, killing nine officers. |
| 1986 | Olof Palme, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden, is assassinated in Stockholm. |
| 1993 | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh, starting a 51-day standoff. |
| 1997 | A Turkish military memorandum resulted in the collapse of the coalition government in Turkey. |
| 1997 | An earthquake in northern Iran is responsible for about 1,100 deaths. |
| 2001 | The 2001 Nisqually earthquake, having a moment magnitude of 6.8, with epicenter in the southern Puget Sound, damages Seattle metropolitan area. |
Popular Baby Name on February 28, 2008
In 2008, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Jacob is the most used. A total of 22,603 baby boys were named Jacob in 2008. The rest were named Michael, Ethan, Joshua and Daniel. While the popular baby girl name in 2008 was Emma. There were 18,817 baby girls named Emma that year. While the rest were named Isabella, Emily, Olivia and Ava. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
Based on World Population Data, in 2008 there were 6,789,088,672 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 565,757,390. This shows that there were 565,757,390 babies born every month in 2008. It can also be concluded that there are 18,858,580 babies born every day and 13,097 babies born every minute which is mean that 219 babies born every second in the year 2008. Maybe one of them is you.
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