Recent coverage of birthday-related events and cultural moments.
This month we explore extraordinary birthday customs — from the Mexican quinceañera to the Korean doljabi to Danish flag traditions....
NewsNot every culture celebrates with a candle-topped sponge cake. A delicious world tour of birthday sweets from mochi to dulce de leche....
NewsNew research explores whether your birth month really does affect your personality, career, and even health outcomes. What the latest scienc...
NewsDid you know September 9 is statistically the most common birthday? And that fewer people are born on Christmas than any other day? The numb...
NewsA roundup of the most notable celebrity birthdays happening this month — and a look at how today's stars like to celebrate their special day...
NewsHow birthday celebrations have changed in just the last decade — from Facebook walls to TikTok videos to digital birthday cards....
NewsOctober has produced a remarkable concentration of world-changers. From Gandhi to Picasso to Bill Gates — the legendary October birthday clu...
NewsFrom Einstein to Lincoln, Shakespeare to Newton — a deep look at the birthdays that, in hindsight, changed the course of human history....
NewsTurning a milestone age looks very different around the world. Here's how 2026 is redefining what it means to mark a major birthday....