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Leap Year Origins and the Long Calendar Drift
The article traces leap year history from Julius Caesar through Pope Gregory XIII, explaining drift in solar and lunar calendars and how 400 year cycles fix much of the problem. It notes 5 million leap birthdays worldwide and personal stories like Shelley Dean in Seattle celebrating Feb 29 milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JPL
Roman Empire
Julius Caesar
Neck of
Woods
Julius
Nick Eakes
Morehead Planetarium
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Thomas Palaima
University of Texas At Austin
Palaima
NASA
Gregory XIII
Pope Gregory
Eakes
Ireland
St. Bridget
St. Patrick
Katherine Parkin
Journal of Family History
Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer
Dorothy Dix
The
American Industrial Bank and Trust Co
Shelley Dean
Seattle
Washington