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Results: Sorry I Missed Your Birthday This Year, But It Appears You Have Too!

Published on 03/03/2019
By: Harriet56
2277
Trivia
1.
1.
February has 28 days, and "once in four, has one day more". For some people, that special February 29 which only comes around once every four years -- the next time being in 2020 -- is their birthday. So, are you a leap year baby or do you know anyone who is?
February has 28 days, and
No
81%
1855 votes
I am! Born February 29 and celebrate once every four years
2%
38 votes
I am! Born February 29 and I celebrate February 28 or March 1
2%
46 votes
I know someone who is born on February 29, and they celebrate only once in four years
5%
116 votes
I know someone who is born on February 29, and they celebrate February 28 or March 1
11%
257 votes
2.
2.
Most people born on Leap Day call themselves leaplings. They've also been referred to as Leapers, Leapsters, and Leap Day babies. Which of these fun facts about them did you also know?
Most people born on Leap Day call themselves leaplings. They've also been referred to as Leapers, Leapsters, and Leap Day babies. Which of these fun facts about them did you also know?
The odds of being born on February 29th are 1 in 1,461, or .068 per cent. That makes them a real minority, with only about five million Leaplings in the whole world. In the US, the number is just 187,000.
6%
145 votes
Being born on Leap Day is actually rarer than being born with 11 fingers and toes (odds are 1 in 500).
5%
112 votes
Most countries and territories tend to recognize that a Leap Day baby has legally 'aged' on March 1 of non-Leap Years, including the U.S., Canada, Wales, England Hong Kong. Only some states have statues that say which date should be used. For those that don't, the default is March 1. For those that do, it is typically to signify that it is February 28. New Zealand also uses February 28, as does Taiwan.
6%
144 votes
Rapper Ja Rule was born on Leap Day, as were Antonio Sabàto Jr., Law & Order: SVU actor Peter Scanavino, The Godfather actor Alex Rocco, rapper Saul Williams, Get Shorty actor Dennis Farina, composer Gioacchino Rossini, jazz musician Jimmy Dorsey, British football player Darren Ambrose, and Foster the People musician Mark Foster.
2%
47 votes
Perhaps the most famous name with a February 29 birthday isn't even real — though it makes sense that he'd be born on such a special day: Superman
3%
67 votes
Sir James Milne Wilson was the Premier of Tasmania from 1869 to 1872. The British ruler was born on February 29, 1812 and died on February 29, 1880, making him one of the only known people to have been born on and die on a Leap Day. One might call him a Gold Star Leapling.
1%
25 votes
Having one child born on Leap Day is unique enough, but a family in Norway managed to welcome three children on different Leap Days, each four years after the former. Karin and Henry Henriksen had three kids, and each defied the odds. Heidi, the eldest, was born on February 29, 1960. Olav, the next, was born February 29, 1964. And Leif-Martin, the youngest, was born February 29, 1968.
2%
40 votes
A Utah family also has three kids born on Leap Day. Louise Estes welcomed Xavier born in 2004, Remington in 2008, and Jade in 2002, all born February 29.
1%
30 votes
Michelle Birnbaum from Saddle River, New Jersey was born on February 29, 1980, making her another rare Leap Baby. In 2008, at age 28 — to the day — she gave birth to a daughter named Rose. Not only do they share the same birthday, but they also share Leapling status.
1%
26 votes
Two generations of Leaplings is unlikely — but three is an almost impossible event. Peter Anthony Keogh, his son Eric, and his granddaughter Bethany were all born on Leap Day. Grandpa Peter was born in Ireland 1940, Eric in 1964, and Bethany in 1996.
1%
31 votes
Leaplings can find each other by joining the Honor Society of Leap Year Day Babies. Founded in 1997, it's currently over 10,000 members strong. On Facebook, they have over 800 members.
1%
19 votes
In 2016, Daisy Belle Ward turned 100 on February 29, and had a big party for her 25th birthday. The fete was an all-white gala that included an 80-piece marching band, recognition by local city officials, gospel music by recording artist Dottie Peoples, and a Centennial Certificate issued by President Barack Obama.
1%
25 votes
Knew all of these
4%
91 votes
Knew none
80%
1812 votes
3.
3.
Leap Year or Leap Day has been the subject of or figured into some pop culture references. How many are you familiar with?
Leap Year or Leap Day has been the subject of or figured into some pop culture references. How many are you familiar with?
Leap Year -- This 2010 romantic comedy centers around the Irish and Scottish tradition that on Leap Day, a man who receives a marriage proposal must accept it, and women are encouraged to ask male suitors for their hand, rather than the other way around.
14%
310 votes
The Pirates of Penzance -- February 29th plays an important role in this Gilbert and Sullivan comedy opera, in which Frederic, whose apprenticeship with the titular band of pirates can only end after his 21st birthday, realizes that his birthday falls on Leap Day and he must serve for 63 more years.
8%
183 votes
La Bougie du Sapeur -- In France, you can buy a new issue of the satirical newspaper La Bougie du Sapeur every four years on Leap Day
2%
39 votes
February 29 -- The South Korean horror film February 29, is about a series of supernatural murders that occur at a haunted tollbooth every four years
2%
47 votes
Google -- Google uses frogs every Leap Day for their doodle, because they leap.
5%
118 votes
Parks and Recreation -- In one episode of Parks and Recreation, we learned that Jerry's birthday falls on a Leap Day, and Leslie decides to throw him a surprise sweet 16.
3%
62 votes
Modern Family and The Middle -- Modern Family's Cameron Tucker and Sue Heck from The Middle celebrate birthdays on February 29th.
4%
92 votes
30 Rock -- No show went more Leap Day-crazy than 30 Rock, which tried to turn February 29th into a legitimate holiday by giving it an apparently benevolent grandfatherly mascot called Leap Day William
3%
73 votes
Knew about all of these
4%
84 votes
Knew none
71%
1615 votes
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