Born on February 29th, 1788
Weekday
Friday
February 29th, 1788 was a Friday.
Age
People born on February 29th, 1788 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 236 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
♓
Pisces (The Fish)
February 20th, 1788 - March 20th, 1788
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 86,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 747 days, exactly on May 12th, 2026, people who were born on February 29th, 1788 will be 87,000 days old!
86,253 Days
12,321 Weeks
2,833 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
Born on February 29th, 1788
Martín Zurbano
Spanish guerilla leader (1788-1845)
*February 29th, 1788, Logroño †January 21st, 1845Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 29th?
Gioachino Rossini
Italian opera composer (1792-1868)
*February 29th, 1792, Casa Rossini †November 13th, 1868, Passy
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79 Leo von Klenze
German architect and painter (1784–1864)
*February 29th, 1784, Schladen †January 26th, 1864, MunichHugh Falconer
Scottish scientist (1808–1865)
*February 29th, 1808, Forres †January 31st, 1865, LondonWashington Bartlett
Governor of California (1824-1887)
*February 29th, 1824, Savannah †September 12th, 1887, Oakland
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68 Ruby Wilson
American singer (1948-2016)
*February 29th, 1948, Fort Worth †August 12th, 2016, Memphis
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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
84 Frank Gavan Duffy
Australian judge (1852–1936)
*February 29th, 1852, Dublin †July 29th, 1936, FitzroyEva Marie Veigel
Austrian dancer in London
*February 29th, 1724, Vienna †October 16th, 1822, London
88 Seymour Papert
MIT mathematician, computer scientist, and educator
*February 29th, 1928, Pretoria †July 31st, 2016, Blue HillSame year
Born in 1788
36 Lord Byron
English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)
*January 22nd, 1788, City of Westminster †April 19th, 1824, Missolonghi
72 Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher (1788–1860)
*February 22nd, 1788, Gdańsk †September 21st, 1860, Frankfurt
74 Boniface de Castellane
Marshal of France (1788-1862)
*March 26th, 1788, Paris †September 16th, 1862, 2nd arrondissement of Lyon
39 Augustin-Jean Fresnel
French engineer and physicist (1788-1827)
*May 10th, 1788, Broglie †July 14th, 1827, Ville-d'AvrayGodefroy Engelmann
French-German lithographer (1788-1839)
*August 17th, 1788, Mulhouse †April 25th, 1839, MulhouseRobert Peel
British Prime Minister, Conservative statesman, and art collector (1788–1850)
*February 5th, 1788, Ramsbottom †July 2nd, 1850, Westminster
90 Sarah Josepha Hale
American writer and editor
*October 24th, 1788, Newport †April 30th, 1879, Philadelphia
63 Margaret Taylor
First Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850
*September 21st, 1788, Calvert County †August 14th, 1852, Mississippi
71 Walenty Zwierkowski
*February 20th, 1788, Mokrzesz †December 15th, 1859, 10th arrondissement of Paris
89 Antoine César Becquerel
French scientist and pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent phenomena (1788-1878)
*March 7th, 1788, Châtillon-Coligny †January 18th, 1878, 5th arrondissement of ParisFrancesco Maria Avellino
Italian archaeologist, numismatist, art historian, legal historian, economist and academic (1788-1850)
*August 14th, 1788, Naples †January 9th, 1850, Naples
62 Ludwig von Wohlgemuth
Austrian general (1788-1851)
*May 25th, 1788, Vienna †April 18th, 1851, Pest
75 Charles Robert Cockerell
English architect, archaeologist, and writer
*April 27th, 1788, London †September 17th, 1863, London
76 Christian Jürgensen Thomsen
Archaeologist (1788-1865)
*December 29th, 1788, Copenhagen †May 21st, 1865, Copenhagen
79 Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes
French archaeologist (1788-1868)
*September 10th, 1788, Perthes †August 5th, 1868, Abbeville
78 William Thomas Brande
British chemist; succeeded Humphry Davy as Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution, 1813
*January 11th, 1788, London †February 11th, 1866, Tunbridge WellsBirthdays 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
29.2.1788
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1788 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).