Born on February 29th, 1940
Weekday
Thursday
February 29th, 1940 was a Thursday.
Age
People born on February 29th, 1940 turned 84 this year (2024).
Zodiac
♓
Pisces (The Fish)
February 20th, 1940 - March 20th, 1940
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 30,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 270 days, exactly on January 13th, 2025, people who were born on February 29th, 1940 will be 31,000 days old!
30,730 Days
4,390 Weeks
1,009 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
Seconds
Minutes
Hours
Born on February 29th, 1940: When to retire?
| Birth | 20 | 67 80 |
| Childhood & Education 20 Years | Work 47 Years | Retirement 13 Years |
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What happened on February 29th, 1940?
In a ceremony held in Berkeley, California, physicist Ernest Lawrence receives the 1939 Nobel Prize in Physics from Sweden's consul general in San Francisco.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley,_CaliforniaWhat else happened on February 29th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 29th
Born on February 29th, 1940
Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople since 1991
*February 29th, 1940, Zeytinliköy
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67 Paul Rutherford
English free improvising trombonist
*February 29th, 1940, Greenwich †August 5th, 2007, Greater London.jpg "Alina Pokrovskaya")
José Ramón Durand
Spanish basketball player
*February 29th, 1940, Madrid †October 20th, 2013, MadridMonte Kiffin
American and football player and coach, Canadian football player
*February 29th, 1940, LexingtonLydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn
Hong Kong politician (born 1940)
*February 29th, 1940, British Hong KongWilliam H. Turner, Jr.
American horse trainer
*February 29th, 1940, Rochester †December 31st, 2021Same 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, MemphisPhyllis 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
88 Seymour Papert
MIT mathematician, computer scientist, and educator
*February 29th, 1928, Pretoria †July 31st, 2016, Blue Hill
84 Henri Richard
Canadian ice hockey player (1936-2020)
*February 29th, 1936, Montreal †March 6th, 2020, LavalArthur Van De Vijver
Belgian bicycle racer
*February 29th, 1948, Breendonk †March 9th, 1992, BornemDavid Beattie
Governor-General of New Zealand
*February 29th, 1924, Sydney †February 4th, 2001, Upper HuttSame year
Born in 1940
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40 John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City
76 Al Jarreau
American singer (1940–2017)
*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles
82 Pelé
Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)
*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District.jpg "Al Pacino")
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32 Bruce Lee
Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong
55 Joseph Brodsky
Russian-American poet (1940-1996)
*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn
76 Manfred Jung
German singer and operatic tenor
*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen.jpg "Tilo Prückner")
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77 John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017)
*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, NorfolkBirthdays 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
29.2.1940
Legend
| M = 1000 | CM = 900 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | I = 1 |
Born on February 29th, 1940
Future birthdays
Leap year
Yes: 1940 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).