My due date for birth was on Feb. 29, 1988, but I wasn’t born until March 3.
Still I’ve always thought it would be so cool to be a leap day baby.
According to the National Leap Year Honor Society website, famous leap day babies include:
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- Pope Paul III, the last Renaissance pope
- Antonio Guzman Blanco, former president of Venezuela
- This guy: Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenberdorft Sr. whose parents obviously hated him.
- Antonio Sabato Jr.
- Ja Rule
Which brings me to my next point—not many famous people are born on Leap Day.
Other fun facts about the 29th day of February include that 56 countries celebrate February 29 as Rare Disease Day.
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Traditionally the day serves as a Sadie Hawkins type deal where women can propose to men instead of just waiting. Although in this day and age, who needs an extra day to do that?
Patch asks: What will you be doing on your extra day?
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