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February 29 is a leap day (or "leap year day")—an intercalary date added periodically to create leap years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the 60th day of a leap year in both Julian and Gregorian calendars, and 306 days remain until the end of the leap year. It is the last day of February in leap years only.
"Leaplings" or "leap day babies" denote the small percentage of the population born on Feb. 29, ... about 5 million people worldwide share a Leap Day birthday. That's about 0.06% of the 8 billion ...
A person born on February 29 may be called a "leapling" or a "leaper". [36] In common years, they celebrate their birthdays on 28 February or 1 March. Technically, a leapling will have fewer birthday anniversaries than their age in years. This phenomenon may be exploited for dramatic effect when a person is declared to be only a quarter of ...
The least common birthdays tend to fall around public holidays, such as Christmas, New Year's Day and fixed-date holidays such as July 4 in the US. Between 1973 and 1999, September 16 was the most common birthday in the United States, and December 25 was the least common birthday (other than February 29 because of leap years). [12]
About 5 million people around the world have birthdays that fall on a Leap Day, or Feb. 29 — meaning they only get to celebrate on their actual birthday every four years, when a Leap Year adds ...
It's Feb. 29 for the first time in four years which means Happy Leap Day! Whether you're celebrating a birthday or just looking for fun ways to observe the day, here are businesses that are ...
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