Leap day babies. Reaper. Lieblings.
People born on February 29th, known as Leap Day, officially celebrate their birthday. actual Today is their birthday. An opportunity that comes once every four years.
Leap years add an extra day at the end of February, making 2024 366 days instead of the usual 365 days. The last leap year was 2020.
Read more: Why are there leap years? Why is there a February 29th this year? When is the next leap year?
The extra day solves problems related to the time difference between the solar year and the Gregorian calendar. It takes the Earth approximately 365.25 days to orbit the sun once. Every four years, these quarter days are combined and added to the calendar to synchronize the Earth's revolution and the changing seasons.
When do people born on Leap Day celebrate their birthday?
People born on Leap Day tend to celebrate their birthdays on February 28th or March 1st, but may encounter problems filling out basic forms or answering identity questions. reports the New York Times.
According to the Associated Press, of the approximately 8 billion people on earth, there are approximately 5 million people around the world who have birthdays on the same leap day. This is the rarest birthday on Earth, with only about a 1 in 1,460 chance of being born on this day.
Famous people born on leap day
Who is the most famous Leapling? The most famous Leapling is actually the fictional character Superman.
Some famous people have birthdays on Leap Day, including rapper Ja Rule, singer Dinah Shore, and hockey player Cam Ward. Other famous Leap Day babies include motivational speaker Tony Robbins, Mark Foster of Foster the People, the late Law & Order actor Dennis Farina, and big band leader Jimmy Dorsey, football coach Monte Kiffin (also known as Lane Kiffin's father), and NASA astronaut Jack. Rusma.
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