Doom Almanac February 29 in doom history

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February 29: a quiet day in doom history

Nothing in our files was due to end on February 29, said on February 29, or busted on February 29. Here is the nearest doom on either side.

From the desk · our own words, not a fact

February 29 turns up once every four years, and in our files nobody has scheduled the end of the world for it. It’s hard to book a doomsday on a date that’s mostly away.

Nearest doom

on the calendar, any year

Earlier in the year · 7 days before

February 22

Said on this day · 2004

Pentagon Report: Britain 'Siberian' by 2020

Later in the year · 1 day after

March 1

Said on this day · 2008

Global Warming 'Hits the Fan' Within 20 Years (by 2028)

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