28 February 2016: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Sunday, February 28, 2016 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 72,092,160 breaths and experienced over 411,955,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 87,540,480 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 9 years, 9 months, and 14 days

📅 You were born on a Sunday

🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐒 Born in → The Year of the Monkey

😴 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: 1,192 days of your life or 3.27 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Work" by Rihanna featuring Drake (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Martin Garrix followed by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Hardwell 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 3 ?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

1988

Markéta Irglová, Czech Academy Award-winning songwriter ("Falling Slowly"), singer, and actress (Once)

1976

Ali Larter, American actress and model

1956

Mike Tenay, American wrestling commentator

1932

Don Francks, Canadian actor, singer and musician (Terminal Choice; Finian's Rainbow)

1986

Kingsley Ben-Adir, English actor (Bob Marley: One Love)

1941

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

1950

Ilene Graff, American actress (Marsha-Mr Belvedere)

1971

Junya Nakano, Japanese video game composer (Threads Of Fate; Final Fantasy X)

At the age of 60, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2016 with $75 billion fortune, followed by Amancio Ortega with $67 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

Car Keys and Small Change Day

Car Keys and Small Change Day, celebrated on February 28th, isn't about celebrating car keys and coins but is actually a fun holiday honoring the pockets in our clothes, a useful feature that's been around since 3300 B.C.

National Chocolate Souffle Day

National Chocolate Soufflé Day, celebrated on February 28th, is a day to indulge in and celebrate this luxurious French dessert, marking a perfect occasion to either bake or enjoy a delicious chocolate soufflé.

Floral Design Day

Floral Design Day, celebrated on February 28, is a day to appreciate and create beautiful flower arrangements, recognizing their long history as a form of art used around the world.

🏆 Sports in 2016

🏒 NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins defeated San Jose Sharks (4 - 2) to win the 2016 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Denver Broncos beat Carolina Panthers (24 - 10) to win Super Bowl 50 on February 7, 2016 in Santa Clara, CA.

⚾ MLB

Chicago Cubs beat Cleveland Indians (4 - 3) to win the 2016 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2016 US Open Championships, Stan Wawrinka defeated Novak Djokovic (6-7(1-7), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Angelique Kerber beat Karolina Pliškova (6-3, 4-6, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

February 28, 2016 can be written as II-XXVIII-MMXVI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for February 28, 2016
→ Day Index: 59th day of 2016
→ Day of week: Sunday
→ Week Index: 4th Sunday of 2016
→ Next same calendar year: 2044
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 10 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 5,149,953 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 1,192 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 39 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 3.27 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 121 🌖
→ Life path number: 3
→ 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 2016: 7,466,964,280 Source: un.org

The 2016 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2044. So, mark your calendars!

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