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* ''VideoGame/TwistedWonderland'': Averted; Lilia was born on New Year's Day, but no one makes any mention of this fact, his birthday is treated like any other character's birthday, and New Year event stories run separately without any mention of his birthday.
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* In ''Webcomic/EerieCuties'', one vampire was born on Easter and as a consequence doesn't drink blood (but eat chocolate).

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* In ''Webcomic/EerieCuties'', one vampire Nina Delacroix, Layla's younger sister, was born on Easter and as Easter. As a consequence consequence, unlike the rest of her vampire family, she [[VegetarianVampire feeds on chocolate instead of blood]]. She's still capable of feasting on the latter, mind you; the other reason she doesn't drink is because [[spoiler:[[CreepyDoll her doll Blair]] is deliberately stunting her growth under the belief that developing a taste for blood (but eat chocolate).could [[SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan awaken the dormant spirt of an evil vampire queen]] that he believes she's the reincarnation of]].
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* On ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls,'' [[PolarOppositeTwins Dipper and Mabel]] were born on August 31st, as revealed on the flyer for their party. Since the series is set over one summer, that means their birthday is their final day in Gravity Falls--and since they'll be turning thirteen, it also means that the series' end marks [[ComingOfAgeStory the end of their childhood]], something that [[SeekerArchetype Dipper]] wants but which [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Mabel]] comes to fear.

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* On ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls,'' ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': [[PolarOppositeTwins Dipper and Mabel]] were born on August 31st, as revealed on 31st; reflecting both the flyer for end of their party. Since summer vacation in the series is set over one summer, that means their birthday is their final day in Gravity Falls--and since they'll be turning thirteen, it also means that titular town (and, by extension, the series' end marks of the show) and the [[ComingOfAgeStory the end of their childhood]], the latter being something that [[SeekerArchetype Dipper]] wants is eager for but which [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Mabel]] comes to fear.



* WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo was born on February 14th, Valentine's day and his defining character trait is being flirty and obsessed with finding someone to date.

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* WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo was born on February 14th, Valentine's day and his Day. His defining character trait is being flirty and obsessed with finding someone to date.

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* The first two Sƍkantoku [[note]]General Manager[[/note]] of Music/AKB48 Takahashi Minami and Yokoyama Yui birthday's share some significant birthday. Takahashi Minami was born in April 8, 1991 (4/8) and admittedly was one of the reason she passed the 1st generation audition, while Yokoyama Yui was born in December 8, 1991 with December 8th is when the group making their debut in 2005

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* The first two Sƍkantoku [[note]]General Manager[[/note]] of Music/AKB48 Takahashi Minami and Yokoyama Yui birthday's share some significant birthday. Takahashi Minami was born in April 8, 1991 (4/8) and admittedly was one of the reason she passed the 1st generation audition, while Yokoyama Yui was born in December 8, 1991 with December 8th is when the group making their debut in 20052005.


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* Creator/PamelaAnderson already appeared in Canadian newspapers right after her birth because she was born exactly 100 years after the formation of the Dominion of Canada at 12:01 a.m. and therefore became Canada's "centennial baby".
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* Richard ''Series/{{Castle}}'''s birthday is April 1, April Fools' Day. In "The Lives of Others", [[spoiler: Kate Beckett led Castle's friends and family in pulling off an elaborate [[RearWindowInvestigation Rear Window-themed]] practical joke as a birthday gift]].

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* Richard ''Series/{{Castle}}'''s ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'''s birthday is April 1, April Fools' Day. In "The Lives of Others", [[spoiler: Kate Beckett led Castle's friends and family in pulling off an elaborate [[RearWindowInvestigation Rear Window-themed]] practical joke as a birthday gift]].
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In the original story, Benjamin Button was born on 1860, several decades before World War I. The film adaptation pushed Benjamin's birth to 1918 and it's one of the numerous changes the film made to the story.


* ''Literature/TheCuriousCaseOfBenjaminButton'': Benjamin's birthday was the day UsefulNotes/WorldWarI ended.
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* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'':
** [[TheHero Izuku Midoriya]], the successor of BigGood [[TheCape All Might]] and inheritor of his Quirk [[SuperEmpowering One For All]], shares his birthday (July 15) with his upperclassman Mirio Togata, who was at one point being considered to inherit OFA before All Might met Izuku.
** His ArchEnemy [[TheHeavy Tomura Shigaraki]], meanwhile, was born on April 4 ([[FourIsDeath 4/4]]). He also shares his birthday with Recovery Girl, Yuuei's [[{{Irony}} school nurse]].
** [[YamatoNadeshiko Ibara Shiozaki]], a [[TokenReligiousTeammate devout Christian]], was born on September 8, the feast day of the Virgin Mary.
** 1-A's Kirishima and 1-B's Tetsutetsu were both born on October 16, reflecting how they're practically copies of each other, as they share similar [[SuperToughness Quirks]], [[HotBlooded personalities]], stats, costumes, and even went to the same internship after the Sports Festival.
** [[{{Goth}} Fumikage Tokoyami]]'s birthday, October 30, is the day before Halloween. It's also known as "Devil's Night", an informal holiday in UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}} infamous for the widespread arson that plauged the city from the late '60s to the '90s. {{Iron|y}}ic, as Tokoyami's [[CastingAShadow Quirk]] is weak to light.
** [[GooGooGodlike Eri]]'s birthday, December 21, can be read as 12/21. It goes forward, then backwards. Her [[DevolutionDevice Quirk]] rewinds things to a previous state.
** [[PlayfulHacker La Brava]], [[GentlemanThief Gentle Criminal]]'s sidekick whose Quirk is ''literally'' ThePowerOfLove, was born on February 14 - Valentine's Day.
** [[GratuitousNinja Edgeshot]]'s birthday, February 22 (2/22), is Ninja Day in Japan.
** [[RighteousRabbit Miruko]]'s birthday, March 1, references the March Hare from ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland''.
** [[GenkiGuy Loud Cloud]], [[spoiler:[[TragicBromance late friend and classmate]] of [[SternTeacher Aizawa]] who was later [[WasOnceAMan revived]] as Kurogiri and made Shigaraki's [[TheCaretaker caretaker]]]], was born on May 5, a.k.a. Children's Day.
** His Purple Highness, a Pro Hero from the ''[[Manga/MyHeroAcademiaVigilantes Vigilantes]]'' spin-off and all-around Music/{{Prince}} [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed pastiche]], even shares his birthday (June 7) with His Purple Badness.
** [[{{Eagleland}} American]] Pro Heroes [[CaptainPatriotic Star and Stripe]] and [[AttentionWhore Captain Celebrity]] were born on July 4, American Independence Day.
** [[GiantWoman Mount Lady]]'s birthday, August 11, is Mountain Day in Japan.
** [[AnimalThemedSuperbeing Hound Dog]]'s birthday is November 15, celebrated in Japan as ''Shichi-Go-San'' (7-5-3), a rite of passage that celebrates the growth and well-being of children. A fitting birthday for Yuuei's guidance counselor.
** [[CanonForeigner Anime-original]] Pro Hero [[{{Notzilla}} Godzillo]]'s birthday, November 3, is the release date of the [[Film/Godzilla1954 movie]] that [[{{Expy}} directly inspired]] him.
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* ''Webcomic/NextSoundOfTheFuture'': {{Invoked}}; the first generation of Hatsune Miku [=V4X=] android units (including main protagonist Shine) were created on August 31st to match up with the anniversary of Hatsune Miku V2’s first press (also matching with the RealLife release dates of the software). [[spoiler: Rushing this release date is what caused Shine to be created with a manufacturing error that made her voicebox malfunction.]]

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* In ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'', Masaru Daimon's birthday is stated to be April 2nd, the same as the airdate of the anime's first episode.

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** In ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02TheBeginning'', Lui Ohwada's birthday is on February 29, which technically means he only celebrates his birthday every 4 years. [[spoiler:He originally got his Digivice on February 29 1996, the birthday of a four-year-old Lui. Ukkomon makes a point of giving him a birthday gift on each date, the latest of which is on 2012]].
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* ''Series/JimmyKimmelLive'': In October 2023, Creator/JimmyKimmel invited Music/SnoopDogg to the show to celebrate his birthday, and noted that Snoop's birthday, October 20, was precisely 6 months from [[FourTwentyBlazeIt April 20]], as befitting Snoop's reputation as a stoner icon, and humorously declared October 20 "Dogg Father's Day".
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** Goh Hanma was born on March 18th, the anniversary of the arrest of several members of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spur_Posse Spur Posse]] on charges of sex crimes. His backstory involves him [[DefectorFromDecadence cutting ties]] with a group of {{Jerk Jock}}s with a similar ''modus operandi'' to the Spur Posse.
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** Provides an in-joke in ''Film/TrailOfThePinkPanther'': We learn that Inspector Jacques Clouseau's birthday fell on September 8. This was the birthday of his first actor and the role's creator, Creator/PeterSellers.

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** Provides an in-joke in ''Film/TrailOfThePinkPanther'': We ''Film/TrailOfThePinkPanther'', where we learn that Inspector Jacques Clouseau's birthday fell on September 8. This 8; this was the birthday of his first actor and the role's creator, Creator/PeterSellers.

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* Provides an in-joke in ''Film/TrailOfThePinkPanther'': We learn that Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau's birthday fell on September 8. This was the birthday of the role's creator, Creator/PeterSellers.
* In ''Film/CurseOfThePinkPanther'', it's revealed that Inspector Jacques Clouseau's ButtMonkey nemesis, Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus, was born on April Fool's Day.

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Provides an in-joke in ''Film/TrailOfThePinkPanther'': We learn that Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau's birthday fell on September 8. This was the birthday of his first actor and the role's creator, Creator/PeterSellers.
* ** In ''Film/CurseOfThePinkPanther'', it's revealed that Inspector Jacques Clouseau's ButtMonkey nemesis, Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus, was born on April Fool's Day.



* ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'': Film/JamesBond's passport lists his birthdate as April 13, 1968. The first Bond novel, ''Literature/CasinoRoyale'', was published on April 13, 1953, exactly 15 years earlier.

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* ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'': Film/JamesBond's passport lists his birthdate as April 13, 1968. The first Bond ''Literature/JamesBond'' novel, ''Literature/CasinoRoyale'', was published on April 13, 1953, exactly 15 years earlier.

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* In ''Film/CurseOfThePinkPanther'', it's revealed that Clouseau's ButtMonkey nemesis (and the current Chief Inspector) Charles Dreyfus was born on April Fool's Day.

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* In ''Film/CurseOfThePinkPanther'', it's revealed that Inspector Jacques Clouseau's ButtMonkey nemesis (and the current nemesis, Chief Inspector) Inspector Charles Dreyfus Dreyfus, was born on April Fool's Day.


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* ''Series/MoneyHeist'': In the beginning of the Season 2 finale, wherein Moscow's funeral is held by the robbers following his death at the end of the previous episode, it's revealed that he was born on International Labor Day, something Mónica comments on because of him being an ex-laborer.
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* In ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' film series, the titular unlucky date is its VillainProtagonist Jason Voorhees' birthday.

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* In the ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' film series, the titular unlucky date is its the birthday of VillainProtagonist Jason Voorhees' birthday.Voorhees.
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* Japanese author [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryƫnosuke_Akutagawa Ryƫnosuke Akutagawa]] got his name from being born on dragon hour, dragon month and dragon year.
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* ''VideoGame/CookieRun:'' Dark Enchantress Cookie's birthday is April 30th, known as The Night of Witches in Germany.

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** People born on November 14 have to live with the fact that they were born nine months after Valentine's Day

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** People born on November 14 have to live with the fact that they were born nine months after Valentine's Day Day.
** Likewise, anyone born around September 25 will have been born nine months after Christmas.
** [[FridgeHorror Then again, anyone born on or around]] [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror June 11, 2002...]]
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* ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'': Film/JamesBond's passport lists his birthdate as April 13, 1968. The first Bond novel, ''Literature/CasinoRoyale'', was published on April 13, 1953, exactly 15 years earlier.
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* In ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', Bilbo and Frodo were born on the same day, seventy eight years apart. This is part of the reason why Bilbo chose his eleventy-first birthday as the day to leave the Shire - it was also Frodo's thirty-third birthday, which meant that he was now old enough to inherit Bag End without the Sacksville-Bagginses being able to contest Bilbo's will on the grounds of Frodo's youth.

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* In ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', Bilbo and Frodo were born on the same day, seventy eight seventy-eight years apart. This is part of the reason why Bilbo chose his eleventy-first birthday as the day to leave the Shire - -- it was also Frodo's thirty-third birthday, which meant that he was now old enough to inherit Bag End without the Sacksville-Bagginses being able to contest Bilbo's will on the grounds of Frodo's youth.
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* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'':
** On the first day of each Zodiac sign, there is a character born on that day which reflects that sign. For example: Kokomi, who is associated with fishes, is born on the first day of Pisces.
** Bennett is [[BornUnlucky notoriously unlucky]], and was born on [[UsefulNotes/LeapDay February 29th]].
** Lisa, one of the most fanservicey characters in a game known for its fanservice, was born on [[LOL69 June 9th]].
** Yoimiya, called the Queen of Summer Festival, celebrates her birthday on June 21st, the first day of summer.
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* ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'': According to [[spoiler:his tombstone in 1985-A]] in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII'', George [=McFly=] was born on April 1, 1938, which is fitting given that George starts out as an ExtremeDoormat and ButtMonkey before his future son Marty helps him [[GrewASpine grow a spine]].
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* The ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' FanSequel ''Danganronpa: Paradise Lost'' has a few symbolic birthdates:

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* The ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' FanSequel ''Danganronpa: Paradise Lost'' {{Continuation}} fic ''Fanfic/DanganronpaParadiseLost'' has a few symbolic birthdates:
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* Actress Creator/MackenzieDavis' date of birth is AprilFoolsDay 1987, other people who are April Fools Day babies include Creator/DebbieReynolds, Asa Butterfield and Ali [=MacGraw=].

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* Actress Creator/MackenzieDavis' date of birth is AprilFoolsDay 1987, 1987; other people who are April Fools Day babies include Creator/DebbieReynolds, Asa Butterfield and Ali [=MacGraw=].
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* Ramset from ''Webcomic/GumballWarrior'' was born on [[AprilFoolsDay April 1st]]. It plays into his nature as being a goofy [[ThePrankster prankster]], as April 1st is a day for pranks and giggles.
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* The ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' FanSequel ''Danganronpa: Paradise Lost'' has a few symbolic birthdates:
** Daisuke Hiyori, the Ultimate {{Hikikomori}}, was born on the most isolated day of the year, [[UsefulNotes/LeapDay February 29th]].
** Noriko Aino, Daisuke's StalkerWithACrush, was born on Valentine's Day.
** Shion Nanashi was born on April 1st, just like [[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Monaca Towa]]. [[spoiler:Because [[CanonCharacterAllAlong she is an amnesiac Monaca Towa]]]].
** Ice skater Miyuki Nagasu was born on July 23rd - the same day the International Skating Union was founded.
** Televangelist Yashiro Fujiwara was born on January 2nd, sharing a birthday with real life televangelist of ''The PTL Club'' infamy Jim Bakker.
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* ''Manga/JuniTaisenZodiacWar'': Every character was born on the same day as their birth month. ex: Tiger was born on January 1, Ox on February 2, and Rat on March 3. The Twelve Criminals from the sequel were also born on these days.

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* ''Manga/JuniTaisenZodiacWar'': ''Literature/JuniTaisenZodiacWar'': Every character was born on the same day as their birth month. ex: Tiger was born on January 1, Ox on February 2, and Rat on March 3. The Twelve Criminals from the sequel were also born on these days.
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May lead to an IRememberBecause. Can often overlap with SignificantReferenceDate, if the birthday is a reference to some real-world date, such as the date of their first appearance, the premiere/publication of some work within the franchise, the birthday of the person who inspired their creation, etc.

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Compare DiedOnTheirBirthday, where a character's birthdate also comes to signify the day one dies. May lead to an IRememberBecause. Can often overlap with SignificantReferenceDate, if the birthday is a reference to some real-world date, such as the date of their first appearance, the premiere/publication of some work within the franchise, the birthday of the person who inspired their creation, etc.
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* A variant of this trope involves people dying on their own birthdays. Elizabeth of York, wife of [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfTudor Henry VII]], was born on February 11, 1466 and died on February 11, 1503. Creator/WilliamShakespeare was (probably) born on April 23, 1564 and died on April 23, 1616.[[note]]Only his baptism date, April 26, was recorded[[/note]] Creator/IngridBergman was born on August 29, 1915 and died on August 29, 1982. Music/MerleHaggard was born on April 6, 1937 and died on April 6, 2016.

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* A variant of this trope involves Many people dying have [[DiedOnTheirBirthday died on their own birthdays.birthdays]]. Elizabeth of York, wife of [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfTudor Henry VII]], was born on February 11, 1466 and died on February 11, 1503. Creator/WilliamShakespeare was (probably) born on April 23, 1564 and died on April 23, 1616.[[note]]Only his baptism date, April 26, was recorded[[/note]] Creator/IngridBergman was born on August 29, 1915 and died on August 29, 1982. Music/MerleHaggard was born on April 6, 1937 and died on April 6, 2016.
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** Sakura's brother Touya was born on February 29th, meaning the poor guy could only have a birthday every leap year.
* Aoi from ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi'' was born on the day of UsefulNotes/{{Tanabata}}, which celebrates the once-a-year meeting of Orihime (Vega) and Hikoboshi (Altair) across the Milky Way. It's the Asian equivalent to Valentine's Day.

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** Sakura's brother Touya was born on February 29th, meaning the poor guy could only have a birthday every leap year.
year. His mother always added it to her date calendars.
* Aoi from ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi'' was born on the day of UsefulNotes/{{Tanabata}}, UsefulNotes/{{tanabata}}, which celebrates the once-a-year meeting of Orihime (Vega) and Hikoboshi (Altair) across the Milky Way. It's the Asian equivalent to Valentine's Day.

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