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  2. Leap year 2024: Why we get February 29 this year, and ... - AOL

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    We get an extra day on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. After that, the next leap years are 2028 and 2032. ... Here is a list of some celebrities born on Feb. 29, according to famousbirthdays.com.

  3. Is 2024 a leap year? When is leap day, and why is it needed?

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    Feb. 29 also is St. Oswald's Day, named for an archbishop of York who died on Feb. 29, 992. TimeandDate.com says his memorial is celebrated on Feb. 29 during leap years and Feb. 28 during common ...

  4. February 29 - Wikipedia

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    February 29 is a leap day (or "leap year day")—an intercalary date added periodically to create leap years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the 60th day of a leap year in both Julian and Gregorian calendars, and 306 days remain until the end of the leap year.

  5. What’s the point of a Leap Year? Why 2024 brings 29 days of ...

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    February 29, 2024 at 12:26 AM. Every so often, the shortest month of the year, February, is given one extra day, making it 29 days long. 2024 is one of those years, making this year a leap year ...

  6. Leap year starting on Thursday - Wikipedia

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    A leap year starting on Thursday is any year with 366 days (i.e. it includes 29 February) that begins on Thursday 1 January, and ends on Friday 31 December. Its dominical letters hence are DC . The most recent year of such kind was 2004 , and the next one will be 2032 in the Gregorian calendar [ 1 ] or, likewise, 2016 and 2044 in the obsolete ...

  7. Portal:Current events/2024 February 29 - Wikipedia

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    2024 Dhaka building fire. At least 43 people are killed in a building fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A Sikorsky S-92 helicopter crashes six kilometers off the coast of Bergen, Norway, killing one and injuring five others. The Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas Panhandle grows to become the largest wildfire in the history of Texas.

  8. Leap year 2024: Why we have 29 days in February (almost ... - AOL

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    There are 366 days in 2024, not the usual 365. Adding Feb. 29 to the calendar is necessary because in 2024, it will take Earth a quarter of a day longer to complete one rotation around the sun.

  9. Leap year starting on Monday - Wikipedia

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    A leap year starting on Monday is any year with 366 days (i.e. it includes 29 February) that begins on Monday, 1 January, and ends on Tuesday, 31 December. Its dominical letters hence are GF. The most recent year of such kind was 2024, and the next one will be 2052 in the Gregorian calendar [1] or, likewise, 2008 and 2036 in the obsolete Julian ...