Born on February 29th, 1796
Weekday
Monday
February 29th, 1796 was a Monday.
Age
People born on February 29th, 1796 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 228 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
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Pisces (The Fish)
February 20th, 1796 - March 20th, 1796
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 83,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 665 days, exactly on February 23rd, 2026, people who were born on February 29th, 1796 will be 84,000 days old!
83,335 Days
11,905 Weeks
2,738 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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Hours
What happened on February 29th, 1796?
The Jay Treaty between the United States and Great Britain comes into force, facilitating ten years of peaceful trade between the two nations.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_TreatyWhat else happened on February 29th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 29th
Same 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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Hugh 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
79 Leo von Klenze
German architect and painter (1784–1864)
*February 29th, 1784, Schladen †January 26th, 1864, Munich.jpg "Ruby Wilson")
68 Ruby Wilson
American singer (1948-2016)
*February 29th, 1948, Fort Worth †August 12th, 2016, Memphis
84 Frank Gavan Duffy
Australian judge (1852–1936)
*February 29th, 1852, Dublin †July 29th, 1936, Fitzroy,_Pope_Paul_III_(1534-1549)_by_Scipione_Pulzone_after_Titian.jpg "Paul III")
81 Paul III
Leader of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549
*February 29th, 1468, Castello dell'Abbadia †November 10th, 1549, Quirinal Hill
Eva 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 1796
Nicholas I of Russia
Emperor of Russia (1796-1855)
*June 25th, 1796, Gatchina Palace †February 18th, 1855, Winter PalaceJames Bowie
Nineteenth-century American pioneer, soldier, smuggler, slave trader, and land speculator, played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution
*April 10th, 1796, Logan County †March 6th, 1836, Alamo Mission in San Antonio
77 Adolphe Quetelet
Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist (1796-1874)
*February 22nd, 1796, Ghent †February 17th, 1874, City of BrusselsThomas Bulfinch
American writer and mythologist (1796-1867)
*July 15th, 1796, Newton †May 27th, 1867, BostonEdward Gibbon Wakefield
New Zealand politician (1796-1862)
*March 20th, 1796, London †May 16th, 1862, Wellington
María Josefa García Granados
Guatemalan writer
*July 10th, 1796, El Puerto de Santa María †July 28th, 1848, Guatemala CityChristian Winther
Danish lyric poet (1796-1876)
*July 29th, 1796, Zealand †December 30th, 1876, ParisNicolas Carnot
French physicist, the "father of thermodynamics" (1796–1832)
*June 1st, 1796, Paris †August 24th, 1832, ParisJean-Baptiste Camille Corot
French landscape and portrait painter and printmaker in etching (1796-1875)
*July 16th, 1796, Paris †February 22nd, 1875, Paris.jpg "Charles Follen")
43 Charles Follen
German-American educator
*September 6th, 1796, Romrod †January 13th, 1840, Long Island Sound
21 Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
British princess (1796-1817); only child of George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV)
*January 7th, 1796, Carlton House †November 6th, 1817, Claremont
90 Asher Brown Durand
American painter and engraver (1796-1886)
*August 21st, 1796, Maplewood †September 17th, 1886, Maplewood
61 Daniel Elster
Composer and choir director (1796-1857)
*September 16th, 1796, Benshausen †December 19th, 1857, Wettingen.jpg "Fernán Caballero")
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77 Manuel Bretón de los Herreros
Spanish dramatist, poet, and journalist
*January 1st, 1796, Quel, La Rioja †January 1st, 1873, Madrid.png "Bellamy Storer")
79 Bellamy Storer
Cincinnati politician (1796-1875)
*March 26th, 1796, Portland †June 1st, 1875, Cincinnati
74 Michael Thonet
German-Austrian cabinet maker, 1796-1871
*July 2nd, 1796, Boppard †March 3rd, 1871, Vienna
81 Joseph Bonomi the Younger
English archaeologist and writer (1796–1878)
*October 9th, 1796, London †March 3rd, 1878, WimbledonBirthdays 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
29.2.1796
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XC = 90 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1796 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).