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Born on the 29th of February
by Jason English - February 28, 2007 - 4:10 PM

This is not a leap year. The following people will have to wait until 2008 to celebrate their actual birthdays:

  • Ja Rule, rapper (February 29, 1976)
  • Dennis Farina, Law & Order actor (February 29, 1944)
  • Bryce Paup, former Bills & Packers linebacker (February 29, 1968)
  • Anthony Robbins, motivational speaker (February 29, 1960)
  • Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush, America’s first African-American weather reporter (February 29, 1952)
  • Henrik Sundstorm, Swedish tennis star (February 29, 1964)

And a Happy (it’s-not-really-your) Birthday to Pedro Zamora, cast member of the third Real World and AIDS activist born February 29, 1972. Zamora passed away in 1994.

But the most interesting leap year birthday story was that of the Henriksen children. On February 29, 1960, Heidi was born. Four years later to the (leap) day, out popped Olav. And on February 29, 1968, the Henriksens achieved the trifecta with Leif-Martin.

Anyone born on February 29? When do you celebrate in non-leap years?

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Comments (11)

  1. My mom’s birthday is the 29th. She’s actually disappointed when she has a single day, because all the other years she has a “birthday week.” She doesn’t so much celebrate with a party, but she’s extra-nice to herself.

    We turned 11 in the same year, though, which was cool. My birthday is less than 3 weeks after hers. There was an article about us in the local paper (it was a slow news day :).

    I’m looking forward to the day I can throw her a big 16th birthday bash. :)

    posted by Kate on 2-28-2007 at 5:12 pm

  2. My birthday is 2/29/1960. On non-leap years I tend to start celebrating a week or two before the end of February and continue the celebration into March :)

    posted by Sandy on 2-28-2007 at 5:12 pm

  3. when a friend of mine born on the 29th turned 20 we threw her a huge 5th birthday party. We did a Winnie the Pooh theme, complete with party hats, pinata, a theme cake with a big #5 candle and pin the tail on Eeyore. We also threatened to have the party at Chuck E. Cheese…

    posted by moonablaze on 2-28-2007 at 5:21 pm

  4. Lyndon Byers February 29, 1964

    posted by Jill on 2-28-2007 at 7:49 pm

  5. Our wedding anniversary is February 29. We only celebrate every four years, so despite getting married in 1992 we’ve only been married 3 years!

    posted by Jo-Anne on 2-28-2007 at 9:41 pm

  6. You somehow missed ‘Gary the Retard’ of the Howard Stern Show….

    posted by CB on 2-28-2007 at 11:22 pm

  7. Superman’s birthday is said to be February 29, as well. ((insert “leap” tall buildings joke here))

    posted by Sandy on 3-1-2007 at 12:02 am

  8. Does anybody here work at the DMV? How does the government recognize Feb 29th babies? Do they just treat them as if their birthdays were March 1st?

    I’m amused by the thought that Ja Rule won’t legally be able to drive his Bentley until he turns sixteen in February 2040, but I have a feeling it doesn’t work that way in reality.

    posted by Aaron on 3-1-2007 at 7:51 am

  9. My boyfriend’s birthday is on Leap Year, and as well as others who commented he celebrates his b-day on the 28th AND the 1st… he gets two!

    posted by julie on 3-1-2007 at 8:08 am

  10. I am 29/02/1980
    My rule is , if you’re born before noon its the 28th. Born in the PM then March 1st is your Happy gimme stuff day.
    I was born at 00:38 Hrs so I celebrate 38mins early every year

    posted by Alex on 3-6-2007 at 7:18 pm

  11. Hey Jason.
    Finally it’s our turn to celebrate.
    Best regards the siblings from Norway, Leif-Martin, Olav and Heidi.

    posted by Leif-Martin Henriksen on 2-19-2008 at 2:50 pm

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