Born on February 29th, 1908
Weekday
Saturday
February 29th, 1908 was a Saturday.
Age
People born on February 29th, 1908 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 116 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
♓
Pisces (The Fish)
February 20th, 1908 - March 20th, 1908
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 42,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 572 days, exactly on November 21st, 2025, people who were born on February 29th, 1908 will be 43,000 days old!
42,428 Days
6,061 Weeks
1,393 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
Seconds
Minutes
Hours
What happened on February 29th, 1908?
James Madison University is founded at Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States as The State Normal and Industrial School for Women by the Virginia General Assembly.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Madison_UniversityWhat else happened on February 29th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 29th
Born on February 29th, 1908
85 Masahiro Makino
Japanese actor and director (1908-1993)
*February 29th, 1908, Kyoto †October 29th, 1993, TokyoAlf Gover
Cricket player of England. (1908-2001)
*February 29th, 1908, Epsom †October 7th, 2001, LondonKurt Fiebig
German composer (1908-1988)
*February 29th, 1908, Berlin †October 12th, 1988, JenfeldSame Day
Who's birthday is on February 29th?
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68 Ruby Wilson
American singer (1948-2016)
*February 29th, 1948, Fort Worth †August 12th, 2016, Memphis
96 Michèle Morgan
French actress (1920-2016)
*February 29th, 1920, Neuilly-sur-Seine †December 20th, 2016, Neuilly-sur-Seine
88 Seymour Papert
MIT mathematician, computer scientist, and educator
*February 29th, 1928, Pretoria †July 31st, 2016, Blue HillDavid Beattie
Governor-General of New Zealand
*February 29th, 1924, Sydney †February 4th, 2001, Upper Hutt
Morarji Desai
Fourth prime minister of India
*February 29th, 1896, Valsad district †April 10th, 1995, MumbaiPhyllis Frelich
American actress (1944-2014)
*February 29th, 1944, Devils Lake †April 10th, 2014, Temple City
79 Alex Rocco
American actor (1936-2015)
*February 29th, 1936, Cambridge †July 18th, 2015, Studio City
Same year
Born in 1908
78 Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
*January 9th, 1908, Paris †April 14th, 1986, 14th arrondissement of Paris
64 Lyndon B. Johnson
President of the United States from 1963 to 1969
*August 27th, 1908, Stonewall †January 22nd, 1973, StonewallArnaldo Momigliano
Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987)
*September 5th, 1908, Caraglio †September 1st, 1987, LondonMyron Waldman
American animator (1908-2006)
*April 23rd, 1908, Brooklyn †February 4th, 2006, Bethpage
100 Claude Lévi-Strauss
French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)
*November 28th, 1908, City of Brussels †October 30th, 2009, 16th arrondissement of Paris.jpg "Louis Jordan")
66 Louis Jordan
American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908–1975)
*July 8th, 1908, Arkansas †February 4th, 1975, Los Angeles.jpg "Salvador Allende")
65 Salvador Allende
28th president of Chile (1908–1973)
*June 26th, 1908, Valparaíso †September 11th, 1973, Santiago
96 Simon Wiesenthal
Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter
*December 31st, 1908, Buchach †September 20th, 2005, Vienna
52 Richard Wright
American writer (1908-1960)
*September 4th, 1908, Natchez †November 28th, 1960, Paris
83 Olivier Messiaen
French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992)
*December 10th, 1908, Avignon †April 27th, 1992, Clichy
81 Bette Davis
American actress (1908–1989)
*April 5th, 1908, Lowell †October 6th, 1989, Neuilly-sur-SeineEthel Merman
American actress and singer (1908-1984)
*January 16th, 1908, Astoria †February 15th, 1984, Manhattan
91 Amintore Fanfani
Italian politician statesman (1908–1999)
*February 6th, 1908, Pieve Santo Stefano †November 20th, 1999, Rome
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82 Robert Cummings
American actor (1910–1990)
*June 9th, 1908, Joplin †December 2nd, 1990, Woodland Hills
85 Raymond Scott
American composer, bandleader, pianist, record producer and inventor (1908-1994)
*September 10th, 1908, Brooklyn †February 8th, 1994, North Hills
Birthdays 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
29.2.1908
Legend
| M = 1000 | CM = 900 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1908 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).