Born on February 29th, 1588
Weekday
Monday
February 29th, 1588 was a Monday.
Age
People born on February 29th, 1588 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 436 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
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Pisces (The Fish)
February 20th, 1588 - March 20th, 1588
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 159,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 694 days, exactly on March 24th, 2026, people who were born on February 29th, 1588 will be 160,000 days old!
159,306 Days
22,758 Weeks
5,234 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on February 29th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 29th
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Who's birthday is on February 29th?
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81 Paul III
Leader of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549
*February 29th, 1468, Castello dell'Abbadia †November 10th, 1549, Quirinal Hill
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68 Ruby Wilson
American singer (1948-2016)
*February 29th, 1948, Fort Worth †August 12th, 2016, Memphis
Gioachino Rossini
Italian opera composer (1792-1868)
*February 29th, 1792, Casa Rossini †November 13th, 1868, Passy
Eva Marie Veigel
Austrian dancer in London
*February 29th, 1724, Vienna †October 16th, 1822, London
Washington Bartlett
Governor of California (1824-1887)
*February 29th, 1824, Savannah †September 12th, 1887, Oakland
88 Seymour Papert
MIT mathematician, computer scientist, and educator
*February 29th, 1928, Pretoria †July 31st, 2016, Blue Hill
84 Frank Gavan Duffy
Australian judge (1852–1936)
*February 29th, 1852, Dublin †July 29th, 1936, FitzroySame year
Born in 1588
91 Thomas Hobbes
English philosopher (1588–1679)
*April 5th, 1588, Westport †December 4th, 1679, Derbyshire
59 Marin Mersenne
French theologian, philosopher, mathematician and music theorist, often referred to as the "father of acoustics" (1588-1648)
*September 8th, 1588, Oizé †September 1st, 1648, Paris
65 Claudius Salmasius
French classical scholar, writer and professor in Leiden (1588-1653)
*April 15th, 1588, Semur-en-Auxois †September 3rd, 1653, Spa.jpg "Godard van Reede")
59 Godard van Reede
Dutch politician and diplomat (1588-1648)
*September 30th, 1588, Utrecht †June 25th, 1648, Utrecht
65 Nicolaes Eliaszoon Pickenoy
Dutch painter of Flemish origin (1588-1650)
*January 10th, 1588, Amsterdam †November 30th, 1653, Amsterdam
42 Constance of Austria
Queen consort of Poland and Sweden
*December 24th, 1588, Graz †July 10th, 1631, Warsaw
61 Alessandro Varotari
Painter from Italy (1588-1649)
*April 4th, 1588, Padua †July 20th, 1649, VeniceMahpeyker Kösem Sultan
Consort of Ahmed, Valide Sultan and regent of Murad IV and Ibrahim I, grandmother and regent of Mehmed IV, regent 3 times and valide 2
*November 30th, 1588, Tinos †September 2nd, 1651, IstanbulAnthon von Ditfurth
German poet (1588-1650)
*November 26th, 1588, Stadthagen †May 7th, 1650, Stadthagen
Francesco Gessi
Italian painter (1588-1649)
*January 20th, 1588, Bologna †September 15th, 1649, BolognaFrederick IX, Margrave of Brandenburg
Margrave of Brandenburg (1588–1611)
*March 22nd, 1588, Old Cölln †May 19th, 1611, SłońskEgon VIII of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg
Count von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg, Bavarian Field-marshal and commander in the Thirty Years' War (1588-1635)
*May 21st, 1588, Speyer †August 24th, 1635, ConstanceFranz Christoph von Khevenhüller-Frankenburg
Austrian historian, diplomat and politician (1588-1650)
*February 21st, 1588, Landskron Castle †January 1st, 1650, BadenMartin Trost
German orientalist (1588-1636)
*November 11th, 1588, Höxter †April 8th, 1636, Lutherstadt WittenbergPeder Gustafsson Banér
Swedish politician (1588-1644)
*June 28th, 1588, Djursholm †July 13th, 1644, StockholmWolrad IV of Waldeck-Eisenberg
German count
*July 7th, 1588, Korbach †October 6th, 1640, Bad ArolsenNicholas Lanier
English composer, singer, lutenist and painter (1588-1666)
*September 10th, 1588, London †December 31st, 1665, GreenwichBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on February 29th
Fixed holidays (As a Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 29th.
February 29 in the Orthodox church
As a Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_29_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Rare Disease Day (in leap years; celebrated in common years on February 28)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_Disease_DayBachelor's Day (Ireland, United Kingdom)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor's_Day_(tradition)Rare Disease Day (in leap years; usually celebrated in common years on February 28)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_Disease_DayBachelor's Day (Ireland and United Kingdom)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor's_Day_(tradition)Date as a Roman numeral / digit
29.2.1588
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | L = 50 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1588 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).