Born on February 29th, 1916
Weekday
Tuesday
February 29th, 1916 was a Tuesday.
Age
People born on February 29th, 1916 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 108 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
♓
Pisces (The Fish)
February 20th, 1916 - March 20th, 1916
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 39,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 497 days, exactly on September 4th, 2025, people who were born on February 29th, 1916 will be 40,000 days old!
39,503 Days
5,643 Weeks
1,297 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
Seconds
Minutes
Hours
What happened on February 29th, 1916?
In South Carolina, the minimum working age for factory, mill and mine workers is raised from 12 to 14 years old.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_CarolinaWhat else happened on February 29th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 29th
Born on February 29th, 1916
Dinah Shore
American singer and actress (1916-1994)
*February 29th, 1916, Franklin County †February 24th, 1994, Beverly HillsLeonard Shoen
Founder of U-Haul Company and Amerco Inc.
*February 29th, 1916, McGrath †October 4th, 1999, Las Vegas ValleyRudolf Sachsenweger
German ophthalmologist
*February 29th, 1916, Lunstädt †November 20th, 2007, LeipzigMax-Joseph Halhuber
Austrian cardiologist
*February 29th, 1916, Innsbruck †December 15th, 2011, Bad BerleburgBarton Childs
American pediatrician and geneticist (1916–2010)
*February 29th, 1916, Hinsdale †February 18th, 2010, BaltimoreSame Day
Who's birthday is on February 29th?
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96 Michèle Morgan
French actress (1920-2016)
*February 29th, 1920, Neuilly-sur-Seine †December 20th, 2016, Neuilly-sur-SeineDavid Beattie
Governor-General of New Zealand
*February 29th, 1924, Sydney †February 4th, 2001, Upper Hutt
88 Seymour Papert
MIT mathematician, computer scientist, and educator
*February 29th, 1928, Pretoria †July 31st, 2016, Blue Hill.jpg "Ruby Wilson")
68 Ruby Wilson
American singer (1948-2016)
*February 29th, 1948, Fort Worth †August 12th, 2016, Memphis
86 Arthur Franz
American actor (1920-2006)
*February 29th, 1920, Perth Amboy †June 17th, 2006, Oxnard
79 Alex Rocco
American actor (1936-2015)
*February 29th, 1936, Cambridge †July 18th, 2015, Studio CityPhyllis Frelich
American actress (1944-2014)
*February 29th, 1944, Devils Lake †April 10th, 2014, Temple City.jpg "Vladimir Kryuchkov")
83 Vladimir Kryuchkov
Soviet politician, chairman of KGB (1924-2007)
*February 29th, 1924, Volgograd †November 23rd, 2007, MoscowSame year
Born in 1916
Phil Brown
American actor (1916–2006)
*April 30th, 1916, Cambridge †February 9th, 2006, Woodland Hills
100 Jean Rouverol
American actress and screenwriter
*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, DoverGeoffrey Keen
English actor (1916–2005)
*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood
101 Harry Huskey
American computer design pioneer (1916-2017)
*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz.jpg "François Mitterrand")
79 François Mitterrand
21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995
*October 26th, 1916, Jarnac †January 8th, 1996, 7th arrondissement of Paris
71 Jackie Gleason
American comedian and actor (1916-1987)
*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale
103 Kirk Douglas
American stage and film actor (1916–2020)
*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly Hills
101 Jacque Fresco
American futurist and self-described social engineer
*March 13th, 1916, Brooklyn †May 18th, 2017, Sebring
88 Francis Crick
British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA
*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La JollaFriedrich Grade
German engineer and naval officer
*March 29th, 1916, Büdelsdorf †October 13th, 2023, Bornheim.JPG "Bernard Lewis")
101 Bernard Lewis
British-American historian (1916–2018)
*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township.jpg "Harold Wilson")
104 Olivia de Havilland
English and American actress (1916–2020)
*July 1st, 1916, Tokyo †July 26th, 2020, 16th arrondissement of Paris
_(Hon.Sirimavo_Bandaranaike_with_Hon.Lalith_Athulathmudali_Crop).jpg "Sirimavo Bandaranaike")
84 Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000
*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Colombo
87 Maurice Wilkins
New Zealand-born English physicist and biologist
*December 15th, 1916, Pongaroa †October 5th, 2004, Blackheath
100 João Havelange
Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916-2016)
*May 8th, 1916, Rio de Janeiro †August 16th, 2016, Rio de Janeiro
89 Edward Heath
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974
*July 9th, 1916, Broadstairs †July 17th, 2005, Salisbury
77 Mark Stevens
American actor (1916–1994)
*December 13th, 1916, Cleveland †September 15th, 1994, SpainBirthdays 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
29.2.1916
Legend
| M = 1000 | CM = 900 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1916 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).