Leap Year Day Babies born in 1884 had no birthday during their entire teen-age years. Why Because 1900 was not a Leap Year. In 1888 they were 4 at 1. In 1892 they were 8 at 2. In 1896 they were 12 at 3. Since 1900 was nota Leap Year, there were 8 years before they could celebrate again on February 29. So, in 1904 they were 20 at 5. Not one single teenage year was celebrated ON their birth date.
Leap Year Day Babies will never have a "Golden Birthday." A Golden Birthday is when your age matches the number of the day of the month you were born on. Leap Year Day Babies will have to be 116 before they turn 29 on the 29th!
Once every four years we have the opportunity to wish the great Italian opera composer Gioacchino Rossini a happy birthday -- he was born on February 29th in 1792.
The American Bicentennial Year of 1976, was also a Leap Year.
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