February 28, 2008 | BirthdayAnswers

Learn cool facts about Thursday, February 28, 2008 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 119,105,280 breaths and experienced over 680,601,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 144,627,840 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 16 years, 2 months, and 3 days

📅 You were born on a Thursday

🌗 The moon was in Last Quarter phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Z

🐀 Born in → The Year of the Rat

😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?💤 Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 1,969 days of your life or 5.4 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: The Dark Knight

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Low" by Flo-Rida (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Armin van Buuren followed by Tiësto and Paul van Dyk according to DJ Mag.

♓ February 28 zodiac sign is Pisces ?There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people. Astrology can give us a glimpse of a person’s basic characteristics, preferences, flaws and fears.

🔢 Your life path number is 22 ?Numerology links numbers to certain traits, much like how astrology connects planets and zodiac signs to characteristics. It’s used to understand personality, predict future happenings, and explore life’s meaning.

🪐 Your ruling planet is Neptune ♆

🪨 Your birthstone is Amethyst ?Each month is represented by a specific birthstone, symbolizing the birth month of an individual. The properties associated with that birthstone are believed to be “inherited” by the person born in that particular month.

🌷 The birth flower for February is Violet ?Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody’s birth. The characteristics that the flower has may be “inherited” by whoever is born in that certain month person.

📅 Your lucky day → Thursday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Wolf

⭐ Celebrities born on February 28th

1972

Rory Cochrane, American actor

1962

Rae Dawn Chong, actress (Quest for Fire)

1943

Charles Bernstein, American composer of film and television scores

1991

Sarah Bolger, Irish actress

1952

Cristina Raines [Tina Herazo], actress (Sentinel)

1960

Dorothy Stratten [Hoogstraten], Canadian playmate (August, 1979), model and actress (Galixina)

1941

(Ramón) "Palito" Ortega, Argentine 'la nueva ola' singer, actor, and politician (National Senator, 1995-99; Governor of Tucumán, 1991-95)

1989

Angela Baby, Chinese actress

At the age of 77, Warren Buffett was the richest person in the world in 2008 with $62 billion fortune, followed by Carlos Slim with $60 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

1710

In the Battle of Helsingborg, 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock.

1854

Republican Party formally organized in Ripon, Wisconsin.

1915

WWI: After the French try to drive the Germans forces back into the Champagne region, they gain a few hundred yards - at the cost of 50,000 casualties.

1947

February 28 Incident: Anti-government uprising in Taiwan is violently put down by Chiang Kai-shek and his Kuomintang-led Republic of China government with the loss of 18,000-28,000 lives. Marks the beginning of the White Terror.

1953

Francis Crick and James Watson discover the chemical structure of DNA-molecule (double-helix polymer).

1991

Gulf War ends after Iraq accepts a ceasefire following their retreat from Kuwait.

🎄 Holidays on February 28

National Essay Day

National Essay Day, celebrated on February 28th to honor the birthday of essay pioneer Michel de Montaigne, encourages kids like you to unleash your creativity by writing essays on any topic that sparks your interest, free from the usual school rules.

National Time Refund Day

National Time Refund Day on February 29 is a bonus day every four years where you get an extra 24 hours to do anything you want, like partying, finishing tasks, or just chilling out.

National Public Sleeping Day

National Public Sleeping Day, celebrated on February 28th, is a fun holiday where it's totally okay to take a nap in public places like parks or beaches without anyone minding.

🏆 Sports in 2008

🏒 NHL

Detroit Red Wings defeated Pittsburgh Penguins (4 - 2) to win the 2008 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

New York Giants beat New England Patriots (17 - 14) to win Super Bowl XLII on February 3, 2008 in Glendale, AZ.

⚾ MLB

Philadelphia Phillies beat Tampa Bay Rays (4 - 1) to win the 2008 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2008 US Open Championships, Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray (6-2, 7-5, 6-2) to win the men's singles title. Serena Williams beat Jelena Jankovic (6-4, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

February 28, 2008 can be written as II-XXVIII-MMVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for February 28, 2008
→ Day Index: 59th day of 2008
→ Day of week: Thursday
→ Week Index: 4th Thursday of 2008
→ Next same calendar year: 2036
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 17 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 8,507,900 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 1,969 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 65 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 5.4 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 200 🌗
→ Life path number: 22
→ Zodiac sign: Pisces ♓
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Neptune
→ Birth flower: Violet
→ Birthstone: Amethyst
→ Spirit Animal: Wolf
→ Power Color: Light Green
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2008: 6,789,771,253 Source: un.org

The 2008 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2036. So, mark your calendars!

If you found anything helpful on this page, please share it with friends. They can easily find their birthdays too. Also, bookmark this page and return often, as we will continue adding and updating fun facts about this date.