Born on February 29th, 1888
Weekday
Wednesday
February 29th, 1888 was a Wednesday.
Age
People born on February 29th, 1888 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 136 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
♓
Pisces (The Fish)
February 20th, 1888 - March 20th, 1888
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 49,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 269 days, exactly on January 21st, 2025, people who were born on February 29th, 1888 will be 50,000 days old!
49,731 Days
7,104 Weeks
1,633 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, 1888
Hermano Nicéforo María
French priest
*February 29th, 1888, Blassac †February 24th, 1980, FusagasugáKazimierz Lagosz
Polish vicar capitular
*February 29th, 1888, Krosno †September 20th, 1961, WarsawGyula Kertész
Hungarian football player and coach (1888–1982)
*February 29th, 1888, Kalnica †May 1st, 1982, New York CityHerbert Ihering
German journalist and theatre critic (1888-1977)
*February 29th, 1888, Springe †January 15th, 1977, BerlinSame Day
Who's birthday is on February 29th?
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70 Augusta Savage
American sculptor
*February 29th, 1892, Green Cove Springs †March 26th, 1962, New York CityMorarji Desai
Fourth prime minister of India
*February 29th, 1896, Valsad district †April 10th, 1995, Mumbai
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68 Ruby Wilson
American singer (1948-2016)
*February 29th, 1948, Fort Worth †August 12th, 2016, MemphisBernard Antoni Wiecki
Polish priest from Free City of Danzig
*February 29th, 1884, Szatarpy †January 11th, 1940, Stutthof concentration camp
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, Fitzroy
96 Michèle Morgan
French actress (1920-2016)
*February 29th, 1920, Neuilly-sur-Seine †December 20th, 2016, Neuilly-sur-Seine
66 Léon Johnson
Sport shooter (1876-1943)
*February 29th, 1876, Nice †January 2nd, 1943, 8th arrondissement of Paris
69 Herman Hollerith
American statistician and inventor
*February 29th, 1860, Buffalo †November 17th, 1929, Washington, D.C.
Same year
Born in 1888
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85 Oswald Menghin
Austrian prehistorian
*April 19th, 1888, Merano †November 29th, 1973, Buenos Aires.jpg "T. S. Eliot")
76 T. S. Eliot
US-born British poet (1888–1965)
*September 26th, 1888, St. Louis †January 4th, 1965, Kensington
101 Irving Berlin
American composer and lyricist (1888–1989)
*May 11th, 1888, Talačyn †September 22nd, 1989, New York City
65 Eugene O'Neill
American playwright (1888–1953)
*October 16th, 1888, New York City †November 27th, 1953, Boston
88 Edith Evans
British actress (1888–1976)
*February 8th, 1888, London †October 14th, 1976, Cranbrook
77 Clemence Dane
English novelist (1888-1965)
*February 21st, 1888, London Borough of Lewisham †March 28th, 1965, London
58 Antoinette Perry
American actress, stage director and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing
*June 27th, 1888, Denver †June 28th, 1946, Manhattan
81 Otto Stern
German-American physicist (1888–1969)
*February 17th, 1888, Żory †August 17th, 1969, Berkeley
57 John Logie Baird
Scottish inventor, demonstrating the world's first working television
*August 14th, 1888, Helensburgh †June 14th, 1946, Bexhill-on-Sea.jpg "Sol Hurok")
85 Sol Hurok
Ukraine-born American impresario
*April 9th, 1888, Pogar †March 5th, 1974, New York City.jpg "Hermann Pünder")
53 José Raúl Capablanca
Cuban chess player (1888-1942)
*November 6th, 1888, Havana †March 8th, 1942, New York City
72 George Relph
British stage and film actor (1888-1960)
*January 27th, 1888, Cullercoats †April 24th, 1960, London
88 Paul Morand
French writer (1888-1976)
*March 13th, 1888, 8th arrondissement of Paris †July 23rd, 1976, ParisMaurice Chevalier
French singer, actor, and entertainer (1888–1972)
*September 12th, 1888, Paris †January 1st, 1972, ParisWerner Jaeger
German-american classical philologist (1888-1961)
*July 30th, 1888, Lobberich †October 19th, 1961, Cambridge.jpg "Giorgio de Chirico")
Maxwell Anderson
American playwright and writer (1888–1959)
*December 15th, 1888, Atlantic †February 28th, 1959, StamfordBirthdays 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
29.2.1888
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1888 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).