Definition of february 29 February 29

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What does february 29 mean?

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february 29 - the name of the day that is added during a leap year
		leap day, bissextile day, February 29
		day United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)

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February 29, or bissextile day, is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. Only leap years have February 29. This date only occurs every four years, in years that can be exactly divided by 4, such as 1988, 1996, or 2008, except century years that can not be divided by 400 without leaving a remainder, such as 1900.

Births.

A person who was born on February 29 may be called a "leapling". In non-leap years they usually celebrate their birthday on February 28 or March 1.

Different countries have different laws about people who are born on February 29. In Taiwan, the law says that the birthday of a leapling is February 28 in years that are not leap years.

The well-known superhero Superman is often said to have his birthday on February 29.

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