Born on February 29th, 1856
Weekday
Friday
February 29th, 1856 was a Friday.
Age
People born on February 29th, 1856 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 168 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
♓
Pisces (The Fish)
February 20th, 1856 - March 20th, 1856
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 61,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 580 days, exactly on November 29th, 2025, people who were born on February 29th, 1856 will be 62,000 days old!
61,420 Days
8,774 Weeks
2,017 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, 1856
Günter Pappritz
German officer (1856-1936)
*February 29th, 1856, Radachów †May 30th, 1936, OranienburgJoan Vila i Cinca
Catalan painter (1856-1938)
*February 29th, 1856, Sabadell †December 2nd, 1938, Sant Sebastia de MontmajorSame Day
Who's birthday is on February 29th?
84 Frank Gavan Duffy
Australian judge (1852–1936)
*February 29th, 1852, Dublin †July 29th, 1936, Fitzroy
69 Herman Hollerith
American statistician and inventor
*February 29th, 1860, Buffalo †November 17th, 1929, Washington, D.C..jpg "Pedro Sánchez")
Washington Bartlett
Governor of California (1824-1887)
*February 29th, 1824, Savannah †September 12th, 1887, Oakland.jpg "Ruby Wilson")
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
88 Seymour Papert
MIT mathematician, computer scientist, and educator
*February 29th, 1928, Pretoria †July 31st, 2016, Blue Hill
Hugh Falconer
Scottish scientist (1808–1865)
*February 29th, 1808, Forres †January 31st, 1865, London,_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 HillSame year
Born in 1856
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83 Jens Bratlie
13th Prime Minister of Norway
*January 17th, 1856, Nordre Land Municipality †September 15th, 1939, Oslo.jpg "Sigmund Freud")
83 Sigmund Freud
Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
*May 6th, 1856, Příbor †September 23rd, 1939, London
86 Nikola Tesla
Serbian-American inventor (1856–1943)
*July 10th, 1856, Smiljan †January 7th, 1943, New York City
94 George Bernard Shaw
Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist (1856–1950)
*July 26th, 1856, Dublin †November 2nd, 1950, Ayot St LawrenceWoodrow Wilson
President of the United States from 1913 to 1921
*December 28th, 1856, Woodrow Wilson Birthplace †February 3rd, 1924, Woodrow Wilson HouseGeorg von der Marwitz
German general (1856–1929)
*July 7th, 1856, Słupsk †October 27th, 1929, UnichowoAnna Elizabeth Klumpke
American portrait and genre painter (1856-1942)
*October 28th, 1856, San Francisco †February 9th, 1942, San FranciscoAlexander Bernewitz
Latvian theologian (1856-1919)
*May 26th, 1856, Kandava †January 16th, 1919, KandavaL. Frank Baum
American author of children's books (1856–1919)
*May 15th, 1856, Chittenango †May 6th, 1919, HollywoodPhilippe Pétain
French military and political leader (1856–1951)
*April 24th, 1856, Cauchy-à-la-Tour †July 23rd, 1951, Port-JoinvilleJohn Singer Sargent
American painter (1856–1925)
*January 12th, 1856, Florence †April 15th, 1925, London
64 Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg
German politician (1856–1921)
*November 29th, 1856, Hohenfinow †January 1st, 1921, Hohenfinow
80 Frank B. Kellogg
American politician (1856-1937)
*December 22nd, 1856, Potsdam †December 21st, 1937, Saint PaulJ. J. Thomson
British physicist (1856-1940)
*December 18th, 1856, Cheetham Hill †August 30th, 1940, Cambridge
59 Booker T. Washington
African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor (1856-1915)
*April 5th, 1856, Hale's Ford †November 14th, 1915, TuskegeeAndreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper
German botanist (1856–1901)
*May 12th, 1856, Strasbourg †September 9th, 1901, Basel
59 William Wallace Denslow
American illustrator and caricaturist
*May 25th, 1856, Philadelphia †May 27th, 1915, Knickerbocker HospitalDiamond Jim Brady
American businessman
*August 12th, 1856, New York City †April 13th, 1917, Atlantic City
55 Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo
Spanish author
*November 3rd, 1856, Santander †May 19th, 1912, SantanderBirthdays 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
29.2.1856
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1856 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).