Is there no 29 February in WikiTree's calendar? [closed]

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According to Bible records Richard D Schafer was born 29 February 1918.  I have tried repeatedly to enter that as 29 Feb 1918 and get:

"A birth date (Schafer-4545 born 29 Feb 1918 cannot be interpreted."
WikiTree profile: Richard Schafer
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in Policy and Style by Jennifer Lapham G2G6 Mach 1 (18.1k points)

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1918 is not a leap year, so the 29th of February did not exist
by R Pardieck G2G6 Mach 1 (12.0k points)
selected by Jennifer Lapham
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1918 was not a leap year.
by Joke van Veenendaal G2G6 Pilot (101k points)

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