February 29

February 29 is the 60th day of the year, with 306 remaining. A year which has a February 29 is called a leap year. This date only occurs every four years in the Gregorian Calendar, when a year is evenly divisible by 4, such as 1992, 1996, or 2004, with one exception.

The exception to a leap year occurring in a year whose number is evenly divisible by 4, is that a century year, that is, a year which ends in two zeroes 1800, 1900, 2000, etc., is not a leap year unless it is also evenly divisible by 400. This means that the year 2000 was a leap year and 2400 will also be one, but 1800 and 1900 were not leap years, and the years 2100, 2200, and 2300 won't be leap years either.

Those who are born on this day usually celebrate their birthdays on February 28 during non-leap years.

Table of contents
1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances

Events

Births

Deaths

Holidays and observances

See also:

February 28 - March 1 - January 29 - March 29 -- listing of all days

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